This week in politics: How Schuylkill County’s legislators voted

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed HB 2246, a bill designed to regulate water usage by data centers across the state. The legislation mandates that any data center project anticipating substantial water consumption must inform the state of these requirements prior to beginning construction. The primary objective of HB 2246 is to safeguard local residents' access to water by minimizing the environmental impact of large-scale data center operations. The bill successfully passed the House with a vote of 116-84 on Monday and has now been sent to the Pennsylvania State Senate for review and a vote.