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New water rights application filed for data center plans; details of proposed facility emerge
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (605+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " As the Box Elder County data center debate simmers, another application to transfer water rights to the development has emerged, along with renderings depicting what the sprawling multibuilding facility would look like. The water would come from…...
May 26: Rural Resistance 2. 0 "Data Centers and Dirty Gas
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (157+ words) Appalachian Voices May 26: Rural Resistance 2. 0 "Data Centers and Dirty Gas A massive buildout of data centers is driving demand for more energy. Utilities are responding with plans for more methane gas plants, pipelines and other dirty energy infrastructure. Too often,…...
Knox County Commission starts process to regulate AI data centers
35+ min ago (55+ words) WBIR Knox County Commission starts process to regulate AI data centers To stream WBIR on your phone, you need the WBIR app. Download the WBIR app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You…...
South Bay data center boom sparks questions about water and climate impacts
51+ min ago (533+ words) WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN data center projects taking shape in Santa Clara County, local leaders have offered assurances that potential environmental impacts will be thoroughly assessed before any new facility gets switched on. But when it comes to water…...
Grove City residents urge moratorium on data centers as mayor says city in 'fact-finding' phase
44+ min ago (68+ words) 10tv. com Grove City residents urge moratorium on data centers as mayor says city in 'fact-finding' phase To stream 10 TV on your phone, you need the 10 TV app. Download the 10 TV app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here…...
Bloomington City Council members signal support for 6-month data center moratorium
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (445+ words) Bloomington City Council members were united Monday night in support of a six-month moratorium on data centers, saying concerns over water, energy and other impacts to the community needed to be understood before "hyperscale" centers could be allowed. The Committee…...
Should New Jersey pause AI data center development?
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (389+ words) May 18, 2026, 6: 37 PM While some towns in New Jersey consider bans on AI data centers, environmental groups are looking for a similar approach statewide. News 12 reported on the community opposition to a proposed AI data center in New Brunswick in February....
Bigger and harder than it looked: The Minneapolis data center moratorium comes to a May 21 vote with an eight-to-five behind it
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (703+ words) The Minneapolis City Council vote on a data center moratorium, scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, is not a routine first reading. The procedural ground beneath the vote has already been tested. The legal mechanism is sharper than early coverage suggested. The…...
New report says data center fears about electric grid and water usage may be overblown
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (247+ words) BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah " Ford Copple of the Sutherland Institute authored a report on data centers intended for voters and policymakers. Ford Copple, development coordinator at the Sutherland Institute in Salt Lake City, says data about the real-world impacts of…...
Proposed AI data center denied after massive public pushback
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (399+ words) POCATELLO " An application that would allow the potential construction of an artificial intelligence data center has been denied. On Monday, the minutes were posted for a public hearing in front of the Pocatello Hearing Examiner, which saw more than 90 people…...