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A server room in a data center.

Tech

Pennsylvania town lists 43 demands for AI data center, says developer wants to 'demand approval by tantrum'

An electrical substation with power lines, surrounded by flat terrain and a large building in the background.

Business

AI data center backlash makes Michigan's Democratic primary a fight over corporate power

Server racks in a data center.

Tech

Nevada critics move to stop Boulder City data center on federal land

The entrance of the Middlesex County Superior Court building with flags and landscaped surroundings.

Tech

Massachusetts residents ask judge to halt data center expansion in their backyards

A Newsmax studio with two hosts seated at a table, illuminated by studio lights and American flags in the background.

Tech

Meta will train its AI on Newsmax, a far-right outlet with a history of conspiracy theories

A server room in a data center.

Tech

Across the US, 70% oppose AI data centers as backlash grows over water, power, and noise

A crowd gathers outside a building with a sign reading "NO DATA CENTER Save Pahrump."

Tech

Nevada residents pack forum, wait in the heat to oppose data centers over water fears

A modern industrial building with solar panels and trucks parked outside, surrounded by trees and landscaping.

Tech

Arkansas county rejects data center pause after residents told that court meeting 'isn't a participatory event'

A street view of a small town featuring shops with awnings and decorative trees along the sidewalk.

Tech

In rural Minnesota, a 'small' data center is uniting a town of 1,000 against it

The entrance of a council office building with steps and a sign indicating public entrance.

Tech

Maryland committees back 18-month data center moratorium amid growing tension

Willie Nelson with a guitar.

Tech

Willie Nelson blasts 'water thieving' data centers 'invading our land' in Texas

The Chicago skyline on a hazy day.

Business

Back-to-back US heat waves strain power grids as AI data centers drive record demand