Massachusetts makes “local consent” mandatory for 25MW+ data centers; PFAS-free materials; DSR goes live — plus five more | BPJ News (AM)
Capital spending now gets decided first by power, regulation, and rights. Print’s share is shifting from the object to the operating design around it.
Massachusetts has issued an executive order requiring local approval and submission of a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) for data center projects with peak demand over 25MW. From material substitution to AI rights handling and publishing’s shift to short runs, print businesses are increasingly differentiated by their ability to design what happens “before and after” ink hits substrate.
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In US states, “community consent” around data center siting is moving from politics into formal process. In Japan, PFAS substitution R&D, new digital print product launches, and publishing’s move to smaller lots are advancing in parallel, while rules for generative AI are crystallizing around “rights clearance” and “short-term retention.” What’s multiplying on the ground is less the machinery itself, and more the documents and records for explaining, proving, and updatin…
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