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‘I literally just leave my house’: In this Utah neighborhood, homeowners say a noisy data center campus is disrupting their lives
Arizona’s Data Center Tax Break Surged 98% in One Year
AI's Water Strain Includes Surging Demand From Electricity Use
Data center light and noise pollution rankle Reston residents
States Taking Action to Protect Residents from Data Center Power Costs
As They Consider New Data Centers, States Target Water Use
How Big Data Centers Overwhelm Opposition in Small Towns
Mississippi homeowners blame a noisy data center plant for sleepless nights. The mayor's advice? "Consider selling."
AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
Governor Newsom signs most comprehensive data center laws in the nation, providing communities more control on water, electricity, and land use
How Safe Is It To Live Near A Data Center? The Potential Risks
House passes ratepayer protection bill to limit data center cost shifts
San Jose mayor meets with neighbors complaining about data center noise
Residents file lawsuit challenging noise pollution from Elon Musk's data center
Not All Data Center Tax Breaks Are Subsidies
The Hidden Data Center Water Risk That Deserves More Attention
America’s Data Center Boom Puts New Pressure on Local Water Resources
Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denies controversial data center rezoning request
Noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations
‘It’s all you can hear’: New Jersey lawsuit takes on datacenter’s noise pollution
How much of a problem is AI’s water use?
Data Centers Are Spreading. So Are Moratoriums.
Dubuque to consider six-month data center moratorium, survey shows residents oppose facilities
San Jose residents push for data center moratorium
Middleton Twp. zoning commission votes against data center rezoning request
Data center developers want to build in three Pa. communities. Each has its own experience.
Rhode Island Data Center Tax Breaks Face Scrutiny
Pitt County town temporarily stops data center for a year following community opposition
Statesboro Planning Commission recommends rezoning for Burkhalter Road data center
Key Considerations for Data Center Development
Michigan Residents Sue Over AI Data Center Noise—They’re Not Alone
Data Center Noise Litigation 2026: Plaintiffs' Bar Targets AI Infrastructure With Nuisance and Negligence Claims
'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
The Dangers of Data Centers
Data center noise, fumes create flood of complaints in Loudoun County
Community Backlash to AI Data Centers Is Growing Across the U.S.
The Kansas community fighting data centers before they arrive
Data Centers in Court: The Emerging Wave of Nuisance, Environmental, and Land-Use Litigation
Microsoft data center noise in Mount Pleasant, class action lawsuit filed
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
Bristol residents fight to stop rezoning of land allowing potential data center
Nearly a third of Indiana counties have moved to restrict data centers
The Data Center Water Problem Is Soluble | Reports & Briefings | Jul 6, 2026
US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials
Echoes of the Past in Pennsylvania Coal Towns’ Fight Against Data Centers
Microsoft sued over noise complaints at new Mount Pleasant data center facility
Amid stark opposition, data center developers think twice about Florida
Michigan lawmakers, local officials and residents renew push for statewide data center moratorium
Tech companies would have to pay AI data center energy costs under bill moving in Congress
House panel sets vote on data center, grid bills
Superior joins growing number of Wisconsin communities to pass data center moratorium
The city that said no to data centers
Inside North Carolina's data center boom: Where does the water go?
Data Center Subsidies Surge as States Lose Billions
Even Cloudier with a Greater Loss of Spending Control: How Data Center Tax Abatements Undermine Public Budgets
Data center moratorium fever for NC local governments
Behind-the-meter data center gas plants will raise US energy bills
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Map: Which States Are Giving Biggest Tax Breaks for Data Centers
Pritzker hits pause on data center subsidies in Illinois
Nebraska Ended One Data Center Tax Break, Not Data Center Subsidies
State Data Center Ratepayer Protection Bills: Comparing 5 Approaches
AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns
Residents suing Hyperscale data center in Dowagiac over 'unreasonable, excessive noise'
Indiana Discloses Massive Data Center Tax Break Costs, thanks to Watchdog Agitation
Ohio Handed Big Tech a Blank Check. Now the Bill Is Almost $1.6 Billion — and the Governor Hits Pause.
US Rep. Vasquez calls for New Mexico county to approve data center moratorium
Questions Grow About Who Will Pay the Cost for Big Data Centers in Kentucky
Hudson Valley Residents Rally Against Massive Data Center Proposal in East Fishkill
Waterford resident calls for a trustee to step down in light of a data center development
Texas water plan ignores data center surge
AI data center water use collides with drought in the West
Colorado Can’t Afford the Water Needed for New Data Centers
New Mexico county officials approve process to consider data center moratorium
NEWSLETTER: Are data centers pushing grid costs onto consumers?
Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
Coweta County residents file appeal to stop massive data center on protected rural land
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission advances measure that aims to protect ratepayers from data center demand
Data Center Tax Breaks Becoming Billion-Dollar Budget Sinkholes
Wisconsin data center tax incentives spark debate over cost and regulation
Data Centers Without Guardrails Can Cost State and Local Governments Billions and Harm Communities
Questions grow over water use at massive QTS Data Center in Eagle Mountain
This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
How much water do data centers use in North Carolina? Drought raises new concerns
Amid ‘constant' data center noise, Sterling residents also worry about health impact
Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says
Data centers use a lot of water. What does that mean for NC water quality and availability?
The Hidden Costs of Virginia’s Data Center Subsidy and How They Undermine Public Schools
Why are communities pushing back against data centers?
Power plays: The battle over data centers in PA
‘They want to fight back.’ Thousands say no to east Charlotte data center
N.J. Assembly passes bill aiming to protect electric customers from data center costs
‘We don’t want to be hustled’: NC communities push back on AI data centers
Pa. electric utility agrees to data center protections for ratepayers
Communities Are Raising Noise Pollution Concerns About Data Centers | Article
Neighbors raise concerns about noisy data center in Loudoun
What AI data centers do — and don’t do — to electricity prices
Tax breaks for Genesee County data center among highest ever
Confronting and addressing rising energy bills linked to data centers
Does Virginia have enough water to quench thirsty data centers?
Who pays for AI’s power? California watchdog urges new data center rules
Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.
Grassroots Resistance to Data Centers Rises in Pennsylvania
Data Center Power Demands Are Contributing to Higher Energy Bills | Article
Could massive project be coming to Spring Hill? Neighbors plan fight against 300-acre rezoning bid
After hours of public debate, Round Rock approves Skybox data center
Georgia estimates $2.5 billion in losses to data center tax breaks in a single year
With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws
Tax breaks worth $6.4 million per job.
Saline Township residents frustrated after zoning vote blocks referendum on AI data center
Desert storm: Can data centres slake their insatiable thirst for water?
Sioux Falls City Council approves rezoning of proposed data center land
Data Center Developer Takes a Small Michigan Farming Community to Court
Saline Township settles with data center developer: ‘Lesser of two evils’
East Manchester Township, Pennsylvania, considering data center rezoning proposal
Wisconsin village’s plan commission approves rezoning for Microsoft data center
Attorneys sketch out Saline Township’s options in data center fight
Data center developer takes Saline Township to court over rezoning decision
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