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New rules on data centers proposed in Tennessee county Google invited Little Rock leaders to visit
Pennsylvania complaint challenges PPL’s ratepayer protections
It’s Projected to Cost ComEd $3.1B to Connect Data Centers to the Grid
In NC Strong Update, Governor Stein Highlights Commitments to Keep North Carolinians Safe and Lower Costs for Families
Prince William supervisors backtrack on data center noise ordinance
Why new Utah data centers are building 'off-the-grid' energy
How Noisy Are America’s Largest Data Centers?
Memphis Rejected a Data Center Moratorium. What Does That Mean for Residents?
‘I literally just leave my house’: In this Utah neighborhood, homeowners say a noisy data center campus is disrupting their lives
The data centre water myth: why AI infrastructure doesn’t have to be thirsty
As a plan seeks to turn the Alton Steel site into a data center, residents weigh in
New Consumer Reports paper outlines what AI data centers should do to “pay their own way” and protect American households from unfair costs
Moratorium talk moves to Mississippi as Southaven residents sound data center alarm
‘It’s just so much noise:’ Arizona residents voice concerns about living next door to a data center under construction
A data center next door: What changed for Forest City neighbors after 13 years?
AI's Water Strain Includes Surging Demand From Electricity Use
Ratepayer Protection Act is a Start, But for New York, Clean Energy Can Help Keep Rising Energy Costs from Data Centers in Check
Data center light and noise pollution rankle Reston residents
States Taking Action to Protect Residents from Data Center Power Costs
DOE presses PJM on ratepayer protections from large load costs
As They Consider New Data Centers, States Target Water Use
How Big Data Centers Overwhelm Opposition in Small Towns
‘It’s a nuisance’: Harlem neighbor raises concerns over data center noise
Near-Unanimous House Passes Ratepayer Protection Act to Curb Data Center Energy Costs
What it’s like living next to a data center: West Jordan residents share their experience
Mississippi homeowners blame a noisy data center plant for sleepless nights. The mayor's advice? "Consider selling."
Reston residents raise concerns about data center construction noise and lights
How much are AI data centers adding to your electricity bill?
AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
Newsom Signs Legislation to Regulate Data Centers in California
Ohio knew data centers would devour electricity. Why didn’t it protect ratepayers?
What’s it like living in the shadow of an AI data center? These Vineland residents know.
House Passes Bill to Shield Ratepayers From Data Center Costs
Congress looks to address growing data center impacts | U.S. Green Building Council
New Report Examines How AI Data Centers Are Increasing Electricity Costs
Erin Brockovich sounds alarm over AI data center rezoning
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Governor Newsom signs most comprehensive data center laws in the nation, providing communities more control on water, electricity, and land use
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
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Proposes Framework to Ensure Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share for Energy Costs
After rejecting one data center, Forsyth County confronts a harder question: What can it regulate?
Planning Commission recommends denial of proposed Orchard Hills data center rezoning
Not All Data Center Tax Breaks Are Subsidies
The Hidden Data Center Water Risk That Deserves More Attention
Data center water use in Texas: What's myth, what's reality
America’s Data Center Boom Puts New Pressure on Local Water Resources
Microsoft noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations
Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denies controversial data center rezoning request
‘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.
New data centers temporarily banned in Marion County
Dubuque to consider six-month data center moratorium, survey shows residents oppose facilities
San Jose residents push for data center moratorium
Leaders in Colorado county grant $19 million tax break to controversial data center; "The math doesn't make sense."
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
Data center moratoriums are not a substitute for oversight
The Dangers of Data Centers
Community Backlash to AI Data Centers Is Growing Across the U.S.
The Complete Story: The High-Stakes Battle Over "Project Cosmos" Data Center in Commerical Point
What AI data centres really mean for Australia's water supply
The pledge to protect ratepayers from AI data center costs needs enforcement
Bristol residents fight to stop rezoning of land allowing potential data center
Taylor County Commission votes down data center moratorium, residents wonder what comes next
Nearly a third of Indiana counties have moved to restrict data centers
US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials
Microsoft sued over noise complaints at new Mount Pleasant data center facility
Drought-Ravaged Georgia Asks Data Centers to Cut Water Use
The city that said no to data centers
Superior joins growing number of Wisconsin communities to pass data center moratorium
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
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Davie County residents express demands for data center moratorium
Map: Which States Are Giving Biggest Tax Breaks for Data Centers
Nebraska Ended One Data Center Tax Break, Not Data Center Subsidies
AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns
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.
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
Texas water plan ignores data center surge
Residents speak out against possible data center in northeast Wisconsin's village of Wrightstown
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
America's data centers are thirsty. Rural towns are paying the price
Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
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
Data Centers Without Guardrails Can Cost State and Local Governments Billions and Harm Communities
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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
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?
‘They want to fight back.’ Thousands say no to east Charlotte data center
Tax breaks for Genesee County data center among highest ever
Does Virginia have enough water to quench thirsty data centers?
Grassroots Resistance to Data Centers Rises in Pennsylvania
Could massive project be coming to Spring Hill? Neighbors plan fight against 300-acre rezoning bid
PA data center tax break expected to cost $2B
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
Tax breaks worth $6.4 million per job.
Admitted mistake causes confusion, uproar amid controversial OpenAI data center
Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push
The Data Center Backlash Is Global
Virginia Data Center Zoning Case Highlights Need to Address Expanding Land Uses
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