Energy & Grid Planning: Pennsylvania’s PATER initiative is getting a decision-ready framework for transmission upgrades, with Team KeyLogic (KeyLogic + EPRI) selected under a U.S. DOE grant to guide the PUC, PJM, and stakeholders on where to invest as advanced manufacturing loads grow. Public Health & Data Centers: A public health expert told Archbald officials that proposed large-scale diesel backup generation for a data center campus could cause millions in annual health damages, raising concerns about undefined generator details and diesel exhaust impacts. Workforce & Training: Lancaster County is using a solar-plus-storage build to train future electricians, keeping the system off-grid for safer learning while students install real hardware. Healthcare Labor: Mount Nittany Medical Center workers—nearly 1,000—vote on strike timing after contract talks, citing pay that lags inflation and living-wage needs. Opioid Treatment Access: A Rutgers Health study finds long-acting injectable buprenorphine use is rising fast nationwide, but growth and uptake vary sharply by state and payer. Local Tech Governance: Reading City Council is moving to steer data centers into a specific zoning district via conditional use rules, aiming to protect air, water, and residents as AI-driven demand expands. Healthcare Philanthropy: Penn cancer center namesake Leonard Abramson dies at 93, with his family’s giving credited for funding cancer research and immunotherapy at Penn Medicine. Community Safety: Lancaster County’s mosquito program is in full swing as West Nile prevention ramps up ahead of summer risk.