Zoning

Indianapolis weighs stricter data center rules to protect neighborhoods, water supplies

Indianapolis weighs stricter data center rules to protect neighborhoods, water supplies

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January 30, 2026

Indianapolis is under pressure to regulate a wave of proposed data centers as residents push back on energy, water, and...

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

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January 30, 2026

LaGrange is trying to thread the needle between welcoming data center tax and power revenue and managing local backlash, and...

Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say

Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say

Melissa Palmer
January 29, 2026

OpenAI and Oracle’s 2.2 million-square-foot “Stargate” hyperscale data center in Saline Township, Michigan is moving forward under a court-ordered consent...

New Orleans pause on data centers shows AI infrastructure facing urban limits

New Orleans pause on data centers shows AI infrastructure facing urban limits

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January 29, 2026

New Orleans just put a one-year (extendable) ban on new data centers, blocking an MS Solar Grid Data project in...

Settlement fight over data center leaves local Pennsylvania zoning authority in limbo

Settlement fight over data center leaves local Pennsylvania zoning authority in limbo

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

A Doylestown developer plans a large-scale data center across seven properties in Clifton and Covington townships, but the core fight...

New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning

New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Bernalillo County is considering strict conditions for AI and data center projects, requiring 100 percent renewable energy, 90–95 percent in-state...

North Carolina backlash over data centers signals shifting ground for AI infrastructure

North Carolina backlash over data centers signals shifting ground for AI infrastructure

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

A small North Carolina town is considering a moratorium on data centers, server farms, and crypto mining, which signals growing...

Data center limits reshape Maryland AI growth amid grid and equity concerns

Data center limits reshape Maryland AI growth amid grid and equity concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Prince George’s County, Maryland is trying to balance new data center tax revenue against low permanent jobs, grid stress, and...

Kentucky zoning fight threatens $5 billion off‑grid AI campus

Kentucky zoning fight threatens $5 billion off‑grid AI campus

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

TenKey LandCo is suing Simpson County to overturn a new ordinance that pushes data centers into heavy industrial zones and...

Transit-adjacent Atlanta data center plan tests zoning, neighbors, and AI infra

Transit-adjacent Atlanta data center plan tests zoning, neighbors, and AI infra

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Atlanta is debating an exception to its new data center transit buffer rules to allow a data exchange facility on...

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