The Philadelphia Inquirer
Climate disaster rises in Western Pa. Jared Kushner is here for it. | Will Bunch
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A small Pennsylvania borough, Homer City (population 1,746), has become a focal point in a climate and infrastructure debate after plans were reported to rebuild a former coal site with a new natural-gas power plant and a large data-center complex. In July 2025, Donald Trump said Knighthead Capital would invest about $15 billion to create up to 4.7 gigawatts of power and add data centers expected to support AI for Amazon Web Services. Three months later, Jared Kushner was reported to have visited the region via Jimmy Stewart Airport after a regulatory filing tied Affinity Partners—Kushner’s $6 billion investment vehicle—to major involvement in the project. The article questions how the effort advanced despite escalating climate impacts.
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