The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an order on December 18, 2025, creating a ...

Local officials and union representatives are urging support for controversial data center projects in St. Joseph County, citing major economic benefits. Proponents claim the projects will bring ...

A local community leader confirmed he hired a political strategy firm to promote proposed data center projects. Five local officials, including two mayors and three county commissioners, signed a ...

The Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday over DTE’s application for approval of contracts for a massive AI data center in Saline Township. It comes after DTE ...

Union City Commissioner Douglas Bine filed the suit in November of 2024 after losing his seat in a close election. New report reveals families in southern Ohio living on land at risk of causing cancer ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

At least 16 data center projects, worth a combined $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed as local opposition mounts to the developments, according to a new study. Research collected by Data Center ...

On Election Day, Peter Hubbard was one of two Democratic candidates who took a decisive—and surprising—victory in Georgia. Hubbard was elected to the Georgia Public Service Commission, the body that ...

A new study found the total value of blocked or delayed data center projects during a three-month stretch earlier this year exceeded the total in the prior two years, signaling accelerating opposition ...

The rise of the digital economy and AI has increased the need for data centers, with 46 currently in Wisconsin and more planned. Data centers have drawn criticism for their significant water and ...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...

I spend a lot of time with city and county teams trying to wrangle data into something we can trust and actually use. When folks ask where to start, I don’t point to a tool, I point to governance. Not ...