COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency released a draft for a new permit that would allow data centers across the state to release untreated wastewater and stormwater ...

Amazon plans to invest $12 billion in artificial intelligence data centers in Louisiana. The company's AI spending is expected to balloon to $200 billion this year, more than any of the other ...

WCNC, YORK COUNTY, S.C. - For nearly 60 years, South Carolina families gathered at Penland Christmas Tree Farm to kick off their holiday season. A proposed data center campus next door could put that ...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is set to announce a new data center project in Blanchard on Monday. The project is described by officials as "transformational" for the Caddo Parish region. Specific ...

(TNS) — When Angie Markham first heard that a data center was planned about half a mile from her home in Trenton, her first words to her husband were, "We're going to have to move." The plans, ...

In an effort to promote transparency, especially when local officials are considering data centers, two state lawmakers want to prohibit the use of non-disclosure agreements in contracts or agreements ...

State and local governments are under real pressure to move from experimentation to execution for artificial intelligence. Constituents expect faster services, more transparency and digital ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — A $1.5 billion data center proposal that has divided San Marcos residents is back before the city council on Tuesday, marking a pivotal step in a yearslong fight over growth, water ...

Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation that might make data centers more palatable to local governments where officials are increasingly under pressure from constituents to block the projects.

This article was co-reported with The Waco Bridge, a new local newsroom serving the Waco-area. Sign up for the Waco Bridge's newsletter here. From Amarillo to Waco, College Station to Harlingen, ...

(The Texas Tribune) - From Amarillo to Waco, College Station to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers — and the tremendous amounts of water and energy they are ...

A new Brookings Institution report looks at how local communities across the country can take advantage of the data center boom to foster long-term economic benefits. The artificial intelligence arms ...