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Mount Pleasant weighs data center moratorium
Mount Pleasant weighs data center moratorium Live 5 News
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How Investors May Respond To Trane Technologies (TT) Aligning With Eaton On NVIDIA-Linked AI Data Center Infrastructure
How Investors May Respond To Trane Technologies (TT) Aligning With Eaton On NVIDIA-Linked AI Data Center Infrastructure simplywall.st
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Data center fight takes center stage in Oregon governor’s race
Data center fight takes center stage in Oregon governor’s race Seattle Red
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Murrysville Council to Vote Sept. 2 on Data Center Zoning Ordinance
Murrysville Council set to consider Sept. 2 ordinance amending Chapter 220 to define data centers and set zoning requirements.
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East Texas solar farm not connected to data center, residents told at Q&A events
East Texas solar farm not connected to data center, residents told at Q&A events Tyler Morning Telegraph
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'Suitcase Farmers' return to Oklahoma via data centers | Opinion
'Suitcase Farmers' return to Oklahoma via data centers | Opinion The Oklahoman
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As regulators seek data center power rules, critics say Xcel is proposing ‘secret process’ as loophole for some projects
As regulators seek data center power rules, critics say Xcel is proposing ‘secret process’ as loophole for some projects The Denver Post
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Who pays for new transmission lines to power data centers? Often, you do
Who pays for new transmission lines to power data centers? Often, you do Cleveland.com
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Why investors should be concerned about the growing backlash to AI data centers
Why investors should be concerned about the growing backlash to AI data centers Business Insider
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Automakers enter energy storage business as data centers face backlash
Automakers enter energy storage business as data centers face backlash Jefferson City News Tribune
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Austin Council Votes to Ban Hyperscale AI Data Centers by Year End
Austin Council Votes to Ban Hyperscale AI Data Centers by Year End Startup Fortune
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Jolly Pushes Rollback of State Preemption, Eyes Data Center Moratorium
Jolly Pushes Rollback of State Preemption, Eyes Data Center Moratorium Tallahassee Democrat
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Data center leak costs residents more than 3 million gallons of water
Data center leak costs residents more than 3 million gallons of water CNN
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Effingham County residents protest as $20B data center project moves forward
Effingham County residents protest as $20B data center project moves forward WTOC
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Wixom moves forward with data center restrictions as lawsuit looms
Wixom moves forward with data center restrictions as lawsuit looms The Detroit News
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RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO PROTEST DATA CENTER IN EFFINGHAM COUNTY
RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO PROTEST DATA CENTER IN EFFINGHAM COUNTY WTOC
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State moratorium does not halt local review of proposed Lysander data center
State moratorium does not halt local review of proposed Lysander data center WSTM
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Data center backlash scrambles US midterm politics
Data center backlash scrambles US midterm politics France 24
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Kansas cities sue residents over petitions seeking to block large data centers
Kansas cities sue residents over petitions seeking to block large data centers The Cool Down
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Effingham Residents Press Commissioners Over OpenAI Data Center
Effingham Residents Press Commissioners Over OpenAI Data Center Effingham Herald
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OpenAI data center sparks intense debate at Effingham County meeting
OpenAI data center sparks intense debate at Effingham County meeting thecurrentga.org
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Residents continue pushback on OpenAI data center at latest meeting
Residents continue pushback on OpenAI data center at latest meeting Savannah Morning News
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California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers
California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers Los Angeles Times
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AI companies look to the ocean as a place to put more data centers
AI companies look to the ocean as a place to put more data centers Japan Today
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Warnock proposes statewide data center moratorium
Warnock proposes statewide data center moratorium The Post-Searchlight
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Residents, organizations file lawsuit against proposed Midtown data center
Residents, organizations file lawsuit against proposed Midtown data center First Alert 4
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Goshute Indian tribe voices opposition to U.S. Army data center proposal in Tooele County
Goshute Indian tribe voices opposition to U.S. Army data center proposal in Tooele County KSL News
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A new Florida data center might be coming to Fort Pierce. What we know
A new Florida data center might be coming to Fort Pierce. What we know Treasure Coast News
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Beaver County to Consider Data Center Moratorium at Sept. 1 Meeting
Beaver County's Sept. 1 agenda lists a data center moratorium alongside a data-center-linked conditional use permit request.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says China isn't behind the anti-data-center debate
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says China isn't behind the anti-data-center debate Business Insider
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Senator Warnock calls for statewide moratorium for data centers
Senator Warnock calls for statewide moratorium for data centers Savannah Morning News
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The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it
The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it edhat
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Warnock calls for statewide data center moratorium after Effingham Co. visit
Warnock calls for statewide data center moratorium after Effingham Co. visit Yahoo
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Braintree Considers Temporary Moratorium on New Data Centers
Braintree Town Council set to consider a temporary moratorium on new data centers at its Sept. 2, 2026 meeting, per the official agenda.
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Long Island Town Hits Pause on Data Centers—What’s Next?
A Long Island town has passed a data center moratorium. Here's what that means and why it matters for your power bill, water, and taxes.
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A Local Impact Study Lands — Here’s Why That Matters
A committee has delivered a data center impact study. Here's what these reports usually cover and how residents can use them.
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North Port releases new information on proposed data center as commission considers moratorium
North Port releases new information on proposed data center as commission considers moratorium ABC7 WWSB
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Braintree Council to Weigh Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers Sept. 2
Braintree Council set to weigh a temporary data-center zoning moratorium Sept. 2, 2026, per the published agenda.
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SpaceX orbital compute could gain appeal as data center opposition grows
SpaceX orbital compute could gain appeal as data center opposition grows Yahoo Finance
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Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears
Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears CNBC
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CNY residents protest proposed TeraWulf data center near Cayuga Lake
CNY residents protest proposed TeraWulf data center near Cayuga Lake WSYR
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Limerick Township Sets Public Hearings on MCD 7 Data Center Proposal
Limerick Twp. sets Sept. 8 and Sept. 22 hearings on MCD 7, LLC data center conditional use application, per official agenda.
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Morgan County Board to Vote Sept. 1 on Zoning Text Tied to Data Center Ordinance
Morgan County Board set to consider Sept. 1 zoning text swap—'Data Processing Facility' to 'Data Center'—tied to pending ordinance.
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From pressure to proof: Leading through constraint in the data center era
And the mindset shift the team needed
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Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B facility range from illegal construction to noise pollution
Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B facility range from illegal construction to…
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Monarch, Google data center project environmental dangers driving resident opposition
Monarch, Google data center project environmental dangers driving resident opposition Charleston Gazette-Mail
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‘Forever chemicals,’ microplastics and data centers. What you need to know.
‘Forever chemicals,’ microplastics and data centers. What you need to know. Input Fort Wayne
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Unisys, Refroid Target AI Data Center Cooling Demand
Unisys, Refroid Target AI Data Center Cooling Demand MyChesCo
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U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock tours data center site, meets with residents
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock tours data center site, meets with residents Savannah Morning News
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Fresno City Council to Consider Ordinance Banning Data Centers Sept. 3
Fresno council set to consider Sept. 3 ordinance banning data centers citywide, per published Legistar agenda.
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Nevada is reviewing its data center tax breaks — but counties are out of the loop
Nevada is reviewing its data center tax breaks — but counties are out of the loop The Nevada Independent
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Ellington Township Approves Data Center Moratorium
Ellington Township Approves Data Center Moratorium tuscolatoday.com
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Marshalltown residents voice data center questions during well-attended community roundtable
Marshalltown residents voice data center questions during well-attended community roundtable Times Republican
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Louisville Planning Commission to Hear Citywide Data Center Zoning Text Amendment Sept. 3
Louisville Planning Commission set to hold public hearing Sept. 3 on citywide data center zoning text amendment, per Legistar agenda.
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Prince George’s County Council Set to Weigh Data Center Zoning Change Sept. 1
Prince George's County Council set to consider CB-085-2026 Sept. 1, a bill allowing data centers in rural and residential zones, per official agenda.
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Local committee delivers Data Center impact study
Local committee delivers Data Center impact study thecitizenonline.com
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Is China Secretly Fueling America's Data Center Rage?
alternative_right shares a report from Axios: Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers…
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Town Passes Data Center Moratorium
Town Passes Data Center Moratorium Long Island Life & Politics
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Austin City Council unanimously moves forward with new data center regulations
Austin City Council unanimously moves forward with new data center regulations KEYE
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NABTU Supports Pennsylvania Approach to Data Center Infrastructure Development
NABTU Supports Pennsylvania Approach to Data Center Infrastructure Development Construction Owners
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