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Massive AI data center reshapes Allegheny County, Pennsylvania despite objections

Massive AI data center reshapes Allegheny County, Pennsylvania despite objections

Melissa Palmer
January 21, 2026

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania just approved a 565,000-square-foot hyperscale data center on a former coal plant site that could draw as...

Illinois resistance to nearby data center reshapes AI buildout plans

Illinois resistance to nearby data center reshapes AI buildout plans

Melissa Palmer
January 21, 2026

Naperville, Illinois killed a 200,000-square-foot data center project in a 6–1 vote after heavy neighborhood pushback. The site would have...

Wisconsin Community rules may limit data center scale, resources, and approvals

Wisconsin Community rules may limit data center scale, resources, and approvals

Melissa Palmer
January 20, 2026

Kaukauna, Wisconsin is moving to explicitly regulate future data centers before any hyperscaler or colo shows up. The proposed rules...

Proposed Illinois neighborhood data center raises grid, diesel pollution, cost concerns

Proposed Illinois neighborhood data center raises grid, diesel pollution, cost concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 20, 2026

Naperville is weighing a 36 MW, 211,000-square-foot Karis Critical data center that would sit close to residential neighborhoods and sensitive...

Consent deal advances data center despite Saline Township, Michigan’s earlier rejection

Consent deal advances data center despite Saline Township, Michigan’s earlier rejection

Melissa Palmer
January 16, 2026

Residents packed Saline Township Hall to protest a Related digital data center, despite the township already voting against the rezoning....

Moratorium on new Delaware AI data centers raises regulatory uncertainty

Moratorium on new Delaware AI data centers raises regulatory uncertainty

Melissa Palmer
January 14, 2026

Delaware transparency advocates are pushing for a temporary halt on new hyperscale data center projects. The core issue is not...

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Indianapolis residents are pushing councilors to scrutinize hyperscale data center growth, not just potholes and public safety. Locals are worried...

Massive AI data campus trades huge footprint and power for few jobs in Alabama

Massive AI data campus trades huge footprint and power for few jobs in Alabama

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Stream Data Centers is pitching a 2 million square foot, likely AI-heavy campus at WNY STAMP (Western New York Science...

AWS data center plan stalls in Wilmington, Ohio over unanswered questions on impacts

AWS data center plan stalls in Wilmington, Ohio over unanswered questions on impacts

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Amazon’s Wilmington, Ohio data center plan is stalled because the company couldn’t answer basic facility questions on cooling, generators, noise,...

AI data centers shift energy, water, and climate burdens onto Florida communities

AI data centers shift energy, water, and climate burdens onto Florida communities

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

AI data centers from Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon are driving massive new power demand, with wholesale electricity prices in...