{"id":282224,"date":"2026-09-09T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282224\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:30:14","slug":"follow-the-morning-calls-reporting-on-lehigh-valley-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282224\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow The Morning Call’s reporting on Lehigh Valley data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data center<\/a> development in the Lehigh Valley has become one of the most hotly contested issues in recent memory.<\/p>\n

The Morning Call\u2019s reporters are dedicated to covering all sides of the issue. Here\u2019s a look at some of our reporting:<\/p>\n

What you need to know about data centers in the Lehigh Valley<\/p>\n

Data centers ranging from 100,000 to 5 million square feet have been proposed around the region. See where they are, and the latest on those plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than two dozen Lehigh Valley municipalities have passed or are working on ordinances regulating data centers. Find out which ones, and what those regulations say<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t Lehigh Valley towns just say no to data centers? A look at state law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Data center regulations also are being debated in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Here\u2019s where Lehigh Valley lawmakers stand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a hyperscale data center? What\u2019s closed loop cooling? Here are the terms you need to know to follow the data center debate.<\/a><\/p>\n

Data center developers tout economic benefits. How much could they affect Lehigh Valley economy?<\/a><\/p>\n

From fundraising to petitions, here\u2019s how Lehigh Valley communities are pushing back against data center proposals.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ongoing coverage of data centers in the Lehigh Valley<\/p>\n

Allentown<\/p>\n

Residents get first look at South Allentown data center plans<\/a><\/p>\n

Allentown nonprofit that works with terminally ill children files zoning challenge against data center plans<\/a><\/p>\n

Allentown is facing pressure from data center developers for speedy review and approval, emails reveal<\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for 2nd Allentown data center proposal revealed<\/a><\/p>\n

Lower Mount Bethel Township<\/p>\n

Lehigh Valley township fights to preserve its farms, rural way of life from data center boom<\/a><\/p>\n

Officials signed confidentiality agreements with company at center of data center dispute, records show<\/a><\/p>\n

Developer submits new plan for Lower Mount Bethel data center campus with \u2018meaningful changes\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

South Whitehall Township<\/p>\n

Docs reveal South Whitehall experts\u2019 concerns over data center proposed near school<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s changed in latest Project Atlas data center proposal near Parkland High? Here are the details.<\/a><\/p>\n

The latest Project Atlas data center plan is still facing questions, concerns<\/a><\/p>\n

Upper Mount Bethel Township<\/p>\n

Upper Mount Bethel Township faces challenge from developers seeking to build complex with 23 data center buildings<\/a><\/p>\n

Upper Mount Bethel data center developers would drop legal action, donate up to $50 million under tabled deal<\/a><\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Lehigh Valley: <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we know about plans for a Bethlehem data center.<\/a><\/p>\n

A warehouse owner with a big Lehigh Valley presence is betting big on data centers.<\/a><\/p>\n

In Upper Macungie, developer officially ends plans for a major data center project.<\/a><\/p>\n

Other data center reporting<\/p>\n

For complete coverage of data centers in the Lehigh Valley, visit mcall.com\/datacenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Data center development in the Lehigh Valley has become one of the most hotly contested issues in recent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,60,3069,182,139,432],"class_list":["post-282224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-business","tag-data-center","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-top-stories-tmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}