From rare bacteria to ‘forever chemicals’, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm When officials in Wyoming conducted a routine test on the water that was being discharged from a massive under-construction Meta datacenter, it was a...

A controversial bitcoin mining operation in the Finger Lakes is seeking to transform into a data center despite Gov. Kathy Hochul’s moratorium on new facilities powering the AI boom. The Greenidge Generation plant's neighbors have long complained that the facility,...

By Matt Smith, for NJ.com In New Jersey and across the nation, the rules governing how energy-intensive data centers are approved, powered and held accountable have not kept pace with their rapid expansion. In May, Gov. Mikie Sherrill unveiled what she described as...

By Cyndie Roberson, for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia is quickly becoming a case study in what happens when state and local leadership put corporate interests over the health and well-being of its own constituents. Across the state, a battle is taking...

By Kristen Gonzalez — The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is fueling an unprecedented rush to build data centers across the country. As developers increasingly target New York for new projects, we face an urgent question: Will we establish the rules needed...

Since last October, the list of counties and cities in Georgia creating a data center ordinance has grown threefold. Now, one in five counties in Georgia has a data center ordinance or is drafting an ordinance for data centers as the state experiences a land rush to...

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Ratepayer Protection Act, wending its way through the North Carolina legislature, conjoins two opposing ideas: rein in data centers and their power consumption but liberate Duke Energy from limits on fossil fuels. The first section of Senate Bill 730...

Concerns over the rapid expansion of data centers in New York have led to a proposed three-year moratorium on the construction of new facilities statewide. Supporters of the proposal say the pause would give lawmakers and communities time to evaluate the environmental...

Lawsuits continue to be filed over a controversial crypto mining operation in Hood County that some residents say has disrupted life in the primarily rural county. A group of those living within a mile of the crypto mine filed a lawsuit against the facility’s...