Neighbors Oppose 1,300‑Acre Data Center Despite $10,000 Incentive

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Hazle Township residents, dubbed “mini Erin Brockoviches,” push for transparency and protest a proposed 1,300‑acre data center despite a $10,000 incentive, using public-records requests and local activism.

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What stands out

Fortune’s piece shows local residents organizing against a proposed 1,300-acre data center in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, even after the developer offered a $10,000 incentive per household. Reporters highlight activists using public-records requests and protests, calling themselves “mini Erin Brockoviches”, to demand transparency about environmental, traffic, and tax impacts. The clip matters because it captures how grassroots scrutiny can slow or reshape big tech infrastructure projects that look routine in boardrooms but become contested in towns where the facilities land.