Environmental Impact

Wisconsin residents challenge 24-hour Port Washington data center construction

Wisconsin residents challenge 24-hour Port Washington data center construction

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Port Washington approved 24/7 construction for a Vantage Data Centers campus to make up for schedule delays and start collecting...

Maryland voters may decide limits on Frederick County data centers

Maryland voters may decide limits on Frederick County data centers

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Frederick County’s fight is about how big a single data center cluster should be, with a referendum group trying to...

Pennsylvania residents challenge Archbald data center over environmental, economic impacts

Pennsylvania residents challenge Archbald data center over environmental, economic impacts

Melissa Palmer
March 11, 2026

Developers are pushing a massive Wildcat Ridge data center campus in Archbald: 14 buildings at 200k+ square feet each, 560...

Ohio data center wins federal permit amid Adams County zoning fight

Ohio data center wins federal permit amid Adams County zoning fight

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

The Army Corps quietly issued a federal permit for a massive data center at the former Stuart coal plant site,...

Minnesota Unions Back AI Data Centers With Strong Labor Standards

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

Minnesota labor is pushing hard for more data center construction, framing AI and cloud buildouts as the best near-term way...

Florida data center secrecy raises concerns over power, water, transparency

Florida data center secrecy raises concerns over power, water, transparency

Melissa Palmer
March 9, 2026

Project Tango shows how opaque hyperscale data center siting has become, with a 2016-sized build quietly morphing into a 1.8...

Pennsylvania ties faster data center permits to stricter environmental standards

Pennsylvania ties faster data center permits to stricter environmental standards

Melissa Palmer
March 9, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is pushing a carrot approach: faster permits for data centers that meet tougher environmental and transparency...

Pennsylvania township confronts large AI data center plan, residents worried

Pennsylvania township confronts large AI data center plan, residents worried

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Upper Burrell is facing a 3 GW TECfusions data center build on a former Alcoa R&D campus, and residents are...

North Carolina developer withdraws Apex data center plan amid opposition

North Carolina developer withdraws Apex data center plan amid opposition

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Developers pulled the plug on the New Hill Digital Campus near Apex after months of public pushback and zoning uncertainty....

Michigan residents question Microsoft’s proposed Lowell Township AI data center

Michigan residents question Microsoft’s proposed Lowell Township AI data center

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Microsoft is proposing a data center in Lowell Township, and the community meetings show strong local skepticism despite the company’s...

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