AI data center boom collides with cities scarred by big industry, now reaching Philadelphia
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-09-16
TechCrunch reports that national backlash against AI data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials have floated building in a neighborhood already burdened by a now-defunct oil refinery, highlighting the growing clash between AI compute expansion and communities scarred by heavy industry.
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