AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoData Center Fight: Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County was hit with a lawsuit over proposed data centers, with a court order putting the Thursday vote on hold as residents pack meetings to argue the buildout will disrupt daily life. Social Media Accountability: Montgomery County also sued major platforms (including Meta, ByteDance, Snap, and Google) alleging addictive design and harmful effects on teen mental health, joining thousands of similar cases nationwide. Childhood Vaccines Legal Pressure: A Trump executive order threatens legal action against states that allow no religious exemptions, spotlighting California, Connecticut, Maine, and New York as measles concerns rise. Grid & Power Demand: PJM’s reformed interconnection process is seeing natural gas surge to the top of first-round accepted projects, driven by data-center demand and a shift from earlier stalled renewables. Penn State STEM Milestone: Penn State is set to award its one millionth degree at summer commencement Aug. 15, marking a major milestone for the state’s land-grant research engine. Space Science: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retired after 30 years, closing a career that included four spaceflights and multiple spacewalks.
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