AI data centers could make up nearly 3% of Texas water usage by 2030, creating strain, report says

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St. Joseph conducts research on potential data center ordinance

St. Joseph will research possible data center regulations in 2026 but said it is very unlikely a data center would ever come ...

People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Oregon Gov. Kotek to create statewide data center advisory committee

As power-hungry data centers continue to pop up across the state, Oregon will begin creating policies addressing the ...
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The plan to build massive data center in Imperial County — without environmental review

As demand for computing power soars nationwide, a Southern California entrepreneur with past legal troubles is trying to ...
WABE

DeKalb considers creating a fund for data center revenue

The DeKalb County Commission is considering a resolution that would allocate 50 percent of tax revenue generated by high-technology data centers to support resident equity and environmental ...
Grist

Can you build data centers in a desert without draining the water supply? Utah is finding out.

Governor Spencer Cox and other politicians are pushing for one of the driest states to become a haven for data centers.
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Kotek creates advisory committee amid ‘rapid’ data center growth

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek unveiled a new advisory committee on Tuesday, focused on growing data centers across the state ...
York Dispatch

Many Pa. residents don't want data centers in their communities

Pennsylvania residents across the state, from Allegheny to York, have expressed concerns about the onslaught of data centers.