Anti-data center measures gain traction at state, local level

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans ...
Boise State Public Radio

Data centers’ water use is hard to track, raising concerns in the drought-prone West, study finds

As data centers rapidly expand across the Mountain West, researchers say a key question is getting harder to answer: how much ...
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Data center regulation bill moves to South Carolina Senate floor

A sweeping legislative effort to put guidelines around future data center development in South Carolina is headed to the full ...
90.5 WESA

Pa. data centers: How lawmakers are responding, from electricity and water use to tax breaks

Dozens of data centers are planned for the Pennsylvania. Some lawmakers want to put up guardrails, while others want to speed their development.
DatacenterDynamicsOpinion

Drones and data centers: the AI boom is outpacing security protocol

Across the US, hundreds of data centers are planned and under construction, built to power new energy-hungry AI applications.
Baton Rouge Business Report

PSC agrees to fast-track Entergy’s $20B plan to power Meta’s data center

The Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted to fast-track Entergy’s proposal to power Meta’s data center in ...
WHYY

Pa. data centers: How lawmakers are responding, from electricity and water use to tax breaks

Keystone Trade Center Building 6 (center; purple detail), seen in January 2026, is set to become an Amazon data center at the Keystone Trade Center industrial ...