Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Data Centers in Their Neighborhoods, Gallup Poll Reveals
A Gallup poll shows 70% of Americans oppose having a data center in their area, with 48% strongly opposed. Local opposition has already canceled $156...
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Chevron Pursues $227M Tax Break in Texas for Microsoft-Backed Data Center Power Plant
Chevron is seeking a Texas tax abatement worth over $227 million to build a gas-fired power plant exclusively for a data center that may be leased by...
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A corporate climate watchdog abandoned a proposed rule for clean energy certificates, following intense lobbying from major tech companies. The move r...
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SpaceX's Orbital Data Centers: Are They Really Environmentally Friendly?
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Abandoned Maine Paper Mill Transformed into $250M Data Center Campus
A once-thriving paper mill in rural Maine, employing 1,500 people, was shut down after a 2020 explosion. In 2023, the 1.4 million-square-foot facility...
Georgia Data Center’s Unmonitored Water Use Highlights Critical Infrastructure Gaps
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University of Michigan Threatens Legal Action Over Water Moratorium for Nuclear Data Center
The University of Michigan has issued a legal threat against a Ypsilanti Township water moratorium that would block a $1.2 billion nuclear weapons res...
Why Data Centers Aren’t Built Like Castles, Hobbit Holes, or Spas (And Why That Might Change)
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Data Center Backlash Grows as Utah Approves Massive O'Leary-Backed Project Amid Local Opposition
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Elon Musk’s Surprise Partnership with Anthropic: How a Rival Became a Compute Partner
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Local Opposition Forces Record Data Center Cancellations in 2026
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Why Critics Are Wrong About the Data Center Boom—and What’s Really Behind the Backlash
AI’s rapid growth is driving a surge in data center construction, but critics like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders are pushing t...
K Wave Media Dumps Bitcoin Treasury Strategy, Raises $485M for AI Infrastructure Expansion
K Wave Media is abandoning its bitcoin treasury plan and pivoting to AI infrastructure, backed by up to $485 million. The Nasdaq-listed firm will sell...
Why Data Centers Must Be Classified as Critical Infrastructure in the AI Era
Recent missile and drone attacks on cloud data centers in the Middle East exposed a critical flaw in the modern economy: over-reliance on digital infr...
How $6B Redwood Materials is powering data centers without overloading the grid
A Nevada data center powered by second-life EV batteries and solar panels demonstrates a scalable solution to grid strain caused by data centers. Redw...
Infrasound from Data Centers: The Silent Noise Debate Dividing Communities
As data centers proliferate across the U.S., communities are grappling with an invisible noise issue—infrasound. This low-frequency rumble, often inau...
Why a National Data Center Moratorium Could Be a Strategic Mistake for the Left, Argues Expert
University at Buffalo professor Holly Jean Buck argues that a proposed national moratorium on AI data centers could backfire for the left, warning of...
PJM Resumes Interconnection Studies: Natural Gas Leads New Power Queue Amid Renewable Slowdown
PJM, America's largest electricity market, has reopened interconnection studies after a two-year pause, receiving 811 new projects totaling 220 gigawa...
Brookfield Abandons $2.1B Virginia Data Center Project After Local Opposition
Brookfield Asset Management-backed Compass Datacenters has withdrawn its bid to build an 800-acre data center complex in Prince William County, Virgin...
Congress and Industry Debate Federal Protection for Data Centers as Threats Rise
Lawmakers and industry experts at a House hearing questioned whether the U.S. government has the right framework to defend data centers from cyber and...
Iran Drone Strikes Halt Middle East Data Center Projects Worth Trillion-Dollar AI Push
A London-based data center developer, Pure Data Centre Group, has paused all Middle East investments after an Iranian missile or drone attack damaged...
Illinois Farmers vs. Data Centers: Water Rights Battle in Tazewell County
Tazewell County farmer Michael Deppert led a successful campaign against a proposed data center that threatened local water supplies. The project, bac...
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Archbald, Pennsylvania, a town of 7,000, is confronting a data center boom after developers proposed six massive campuses totaling 51 warehouses. The...
Montana’s Western Congressional Primary: Four Democratic Candidates Present Their Visions
Four Democratic candidates in Montana’s western congressional primary have used campaign events and forums to highlight their personal backgrounds and...
JPMorgan Chase Secures $77M in Tax Breaks for Orangeburg Data Center Expansion—Creating Just 1 Job
JPMorgan Chase received nearly $77 million in state and local tax breaks from Rockland County, New York, to expand a data center in Orangeburg. The ex...
Maine Governor Janet Mills Vetoes Data Center Moratorium Bill, Cites Jay Project Exemption
Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have temporarily banned large data centers in the state until 2027. While Mills supports a tempora...
San Francisco Climate Week 2025: Data Centers and Critical Minerals Take Center Stage
San Francisco Climate Week 2025 saw record attendance with over 60,000 participants and 700+ events. The focus shifted to data center expansion, grid...
Indigenous Nations Fight Back Against Predatory Data Center Developers on Tribal Lands
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma became the first Indigenous nation to ban data centers on its land, voting unanimously to block a tech startup's propo...
US Data Centers' Gas Projects Emit More GHGs Than Morocco in 2024, Study Finds
Eleven US data center campuses are linked to new natural gas projects that could emit over 129 million tons of greenhouse gases annually—more than Mor...