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Maryland debate over Calvert County NDAs tied to data center plans

Maryland debate over Calvert County NDAs tied to data center plans

Melissa Palmer
March 12, 2026

Maryland delegate Fisher is pushing a bill to bar Calvert County from using NDAs with private entities, triggered in part...

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 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...

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...

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...

Kentucky approves massive hyperscale data center campus in Jefferson County

Kentucky approves massive hyperscale data center campus in Jefferson County

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Jefferson County just approved its first hyperscale data center campus in southwest Louisville, locking in a big new AI and...

Florida county weighs rules before approving 800‑acre AI data center

Florida county weighs rules before approving 800‑acre AI data center

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

Citrus County is considering an 800‑acre AI data center development but wants local guidelines in place before negotiations get serious....

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