Summer Lee wants a data center pause

Context: Lee has co-sponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would temporarily pause new data center construction until Congress establishes comprehensive federal safeguards.

Zoom in: During a speech at CMU's summit last Friday, Lee spoke about her experience growing up in the Mon Valley and how the growth of heavy industry polluted working-class communities and didn't lead to sustainable investment.

• She said she worries the data center boom could lead to the same outcomes.