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Wallonia Blocks Google River Cooling Permit for AI Data Center Over Drought
Suing for silence: Nationwide lawsuits target data center noise
Data center developers overhaul strategies as community backlash stalls Arizona projects
Keller City considers legal action over proposed Westlake data center
5 takeaways on Wixom’s proposed zoning changes for data centers
Hyperscale data centers provoke bipartisan outrage across Kentucky
As drought grips Virginia, Prince William County challenges hidden data center water use
Ex-farm bureau chief invites AI data center developers to buy his land —argues blocked $6.3B project will just move to willing neighbors, defies 500-jurisdiction moratorium wave and 70% public opposition
After approval fights, Missouri communities move to rewrite the rules on data centers
Data center developer’s legal challenge pits bias against local government
The ‘Country Hicks’ Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center
Pennsylvania House advances bill to establish state regulations for data centers
Edgerton calls citizen petition ‘void and invalid,’ files suit to block data center ban
Middleton Twp. zoning commission votes against data center rezoning request
AI Data Centers Could Use 1 Trillion Liters of Water a Year by 2028
Developer withdraws US 50 rezoning, annexation after failed Seymour City Council vote
Data centres hit with water rationing in UK drought
Amazon abandons Calvert County data centers after pushback
Residents In Michigan Are Suing A Data Center Over Noise Pollution
Residents call for moratorium on AI data centres at meeting in Darwin
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order for stricter data center regulations, calls for a temporary moratorium
Indy council advances pause on data centers, sends to commission for final approval
Rhode Island Data Center Tax Breaks Face Scrutiny
Data center developers want to build in three Pa. communities. Each has its own experience.
Data center drama: Eastover sends a letter to Fayetteville. | Opinion
Just How Bad Are AI Data Centers for Your Local Water?
Wrightstown residents to vote on AI data center referendum on Aug. 11
Planning and zoning commission to review development company's South Franklin rezoning requests, hold data center study session
As more data centers hook up to the grid, how will electric companies keep prices down?
Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”.
Virginia to offload more grid costs onto data centers
Data center concerns dominate Fayetteville City Council public forum
Data centers use lots of water and power, but Texas officials don’t know exactly how much
Vineland residents pack into meeting over AI data center linked to humming noise
Pitt County town temporarily stops data center for a year following community opposition
Data Center Tax Breaks Promised ‘No Significant Fiscal Impact’: States Are Losing Billions
In one Mass. city, the fight over a data center has hit a crisis point
Key Considerations for Data Center Development
City asks state to extend data center electricity cost protections to Borderland ratepayer
The Data Center Water Secret
Nebraska Wants Data Centers to Come Clean About Water Usage
Data Center Noise Litigation 2026: Plaintiffs' Bar Targets AI Infrastructure With Nuisance and Negligence Claims
Harrison County leaders hear public opposition to data centers ahead of moratorium vote
Maryland Lawmakers Urge Federal Regulators to Stop Shifting Data Center Costs to State Ratepayers
Michigan Residents Sue Over AI Data Center Noise—They’re Not Alone
This viral clip reveals what a data center sounds like. People are comparing it to torture
Michigan Data Center Noise Complaints Grow as Residents Say Constant Hum Is Disrupting Lives
Here's what Dowagiac's controversial data center sounds like | Opinion
Duke Energy signs pledge to shield ratepayers from data center costs
'It sounds like someone set up a vacuum, like in your living room': Michigan residents sue AI data center emitting noise 24/7 — company fined for industrial noise ordinance violations, offers to buy homes from residents
Duke Rate Case Underscores Complexities of Data Center Grid Impacts
TVA joins Trump pledge to protect consumers from data center costs
WATCH: Trump expands pledge aimed at shielding consumers from energy cost hikes due to data centers
Trump touts tech company pledges to pay for data centers' electricity
Ratepayer bill gains momentum in House amid data center backlash
Data center noise, fumes create flood of complaints in Loudoun County
Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives
Community Backlash to AI Data Centers Is Growing Across the U.S.
House Committee Approves Package to Address Data Centers’ Growing Energy Demands
4 Common Problems For Local Residents When A Data Center Is Built In The Neighborhood
Pittsburg residents voice opposition to approved data center
House committee narrows data center energy bill
Denver data center generators draw noise complaints in Elyria-Swansea
Residents blast data center over noise, CEO says they want to be ‘a good neighbor’
As counties put a pause on data centers, experts suggest a path forward
Sen. Jon Husted’s new bill targets data center electricity costs amid election fight
LeRay residents push town board to ban data centers
Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage
Lee County residents demand pause on NC data center, claiming deception
Data centers boost jobs 4% in cities and rural economies barely feel a dent, study shows
Aurora residents say data center noise is disrupting daily life despite mitigation efforts
Data centers at center of Virginia battles over taxes, environment, and jobs
The pledge to protect ratepayers from AI data center costs needs enforcement
New Study Confirms What We’ve Been Saying: Data Centers Are Lowering Your Electric Bill
Data centers can guzzle serious water. As some Nebraskans worry, tech giants seek solutions.
AI’s no-win choice: Using huge amounts of water or energy
Bristol residents fight to stop rezoning of land allowing potential data center
5 Questions with IBEW’s Rico Albacarys: Data Center Subsidies and Union Jobs
Elk River rejects changing rules to allow data centers
Sherrill signs three bills to lower NJ electricity costs
The Data Center Water Problem Is Soluble | Reports & Briefings | Jul 6, 2026
Echoes of the Past in Pennsylvania Coal Towns’ Fight Against Data Centers
Microsoft sued over noise complaints at new Mount Pleasant data center facility
Microsoft sued by Sturtevant residents for noise from data center
In a divided country, U.S. residents agree on one thing: no data centers
Amid stark opposition, data center developers think twice about Florida
Bell County residents pack courthouse to oppose data center construction
Water joins energy as top AI flashpoint
Michigan lawmakers, local officials and residents renew push for statewide data center moratorium
How Virginia data centers could reduce water use and environmental impacts with new technology
House panel sets vote on data center, grid bills
Amid statewide drought conditions, data centers face same restrictions as all water customers
A state study found that data center tax break was Virginia's 2nd best incentive, producing $6.10 of labor income for every $1 in exemptions
Inside North Carolina's data center boom: Where does the water go?
AI Data Center Boom is Running into America’s Water Problem
Even Cloudier with a Greater Loss of Spending Control: How Data Center Tax Abatements Undermine Public Budgets
Data Center Noise Pollution, Water Contamination Lawsuits
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Pritzker hits pause on data center subsidies in Illinois
Map: Which States Are Giving Biggest Tax Breaks for Data Centers
Nebraska Ended One Data Center Tax Break, Not Data Center Subsidies
State Data Center Ratepayer Protection Bills: Comparing 5 Approaches
Indiana Discloses Massive Data Center Tax Break Costs, thanks to Watchdog Agitation
Questions Grow About Who Will Pay the Cost for Big Data Centers in Kentucky
Texas water plan ignores data center surge
Managing the AI Onslaught: Nix Data Center Subsidies
AI data center water use collides with drought in the West
Coweta County residents file appeal to stop massive data center on protected rural land
A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began
Data Center Tax Breaks Becoming Billion-Dollar Budget Sinkholes
Wisconsin data center tax incentives spark debate over cost and regulation
NY lawmaker wants to cap or ban tax breaks for data centers
Anti-data center advocates take their battle to court
$77 Million for a Single Job: A Q&A with Subsidies Expert John Kaehny
This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says
The Hidden Costs of Virginia’s Data Center Subsidy and How They Undermine Public Schools
Fort Worth asks landowner to remove data center use from zoning request
‘They want to fight back.’ Thousands say no to east Charlotte data center
Why Sunbury residents are fighting Amazon's proposed data center
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