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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...

Virginia lawsuit over permits stalls Amazon data center project

Virginia lawsuit over permits stalls Amazon data center project

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

Amazon’s Warrenton, Virginia data center project has been effectively frozen for about three years due to a lawsuit challenging the...

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 residents organize opposition to proposed Google data center in Hermantown

Minnesota residents organize opposition to proposed Google data center in Hermantown

Melissa Palmer
March 9, 2026

Google has been confirmed as the company behind a proposed Hermantown, Minnesota data center, and local pushback is now organized...

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...

Michigan city postpones decision on proposed 26 MW data center

Michigan city postpones decision on proposed 26 MW data center

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Allen Park’s planning commission delayed preliminary approval again for a proposed 26 MW data center, signaling local friction around new...

White House plan makes AI data centers fund full power and grid

White House plan makes AI data centers fund full power and grid

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

The White House is putting hyperscalers and AI companies on the hook to source and pay for all the power...

Pennsylvania township approves $15B data center campus, limits expansion

Pennsylvania township approves $15B data center campus, limits expansion

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

A $15 billion, 700-acre data center campus in Middlesex Township, PA just cleared a key hurdle with approval of an...

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