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Balancing local jobs with environmental risks of proposed data center in Greene County, Pennsylvania

Balancing local jobs with environmental risks of proposed data center in Greene County, Pennsylvania

Melissa Palmer
January 16, 2026

Project Hummingbird proposes a hyperscale AI data center on 1,400 acres of a former coal mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania,...

Martindale-Brightwood, Indiana Residents delay data center decision, demand transparency on risks and benefits

Martindale-Brightwood, Indiana Residents delay data center decision, demand transparency on risks and benefits

Melissa Palmer
January 16, 2026

Martindale-Brightwood residents pushed the Metrobloks data center hearing to Feb. 12, using a continuance to buy time while the city...

Neighborhood unease grows as I weigh secretive Festus, Missouri data center impacts

Neighborhood unease grows as I weigh secretive Festus, Missouri data center impacts

Melissa Palmer
January 13, 2026

The Festus, Missouri fight over a proposed data center shows how fast AI-era infrastructure is colliding with residential communities. Residents...

Balancing Wisconsin data center growth with local energy and water concerns

Balancing Wisconsin data center growth with local energy and water concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 12, 2026

Wisconsin Republican legislators are signaling they want to grow data centers while preempting local backlash around land, water, and power....

stargate Michigan reshapes utility investment, regulation, and long-term power deals

stargate Michigan reshapes utility investment, regulation, and long-term power deals

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Stargate’s Michigan site shows how AI’s GPU hunger is now reshaping utility capex, with a single 1.4 GW campus adding...