Texas county passes 1-year data center construction ban

The moratorium applies to unincorporated parts of Hill County, a rural area facing eight potential data center developments.

Democratic firm behind ‘Republican’ campaign to oust Box Elder commissioners over data center

A Democratic firm is paying for “Republicans Against the Stratos Project Data Center" ads in rural Utah.

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege

Lawmakers debate utility costs, environmental concerns and AI growth as data center expansion sparks backlash nationwide.

Sid Miller calls for data center moratorium, deepening GOP divide over construction

Texas has become a hotbed of data center construction. The state's Republicans are split over whether to allow the projects, which require huge amounts of water and energy.

Mike Duggan embraces data centers while running for governor

The former Detroit mayor's stance underscores the political balancing act facing Michigan candidates this year with data centers mired in conflict.
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Data center project team hosts Portage Co. neighbors to discuss 257-acre development

Hundreds of Portage County residents packed a community informational meeting Friday to learn about and push back against a proposed data center campus just north of the Ohio Turnpike in Shalersville.

Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.

At least 248 data centers are planned to be built in Texas. Of those, nearly half will be built in unincorporated areas, ...

Kevin O’Leary discusses Box Elder County Data center, pushes back on ‘misinformation’

In an interview with ABC4 News, reality TV star Kevin O'Leary talked about the planned Stratos Project data center in Box ...

AI data centers employ very few people: What the numbers how

A $10 billion data center may employ 300 people. The same money in manufacturing would support thousands. What that gap means for communities ...