A developer demonstrated that three queries run minutes apart against ZoomEye's internet-wide dataset returned 161,907 hosts answering on TCP port 102, 95,749 devices classified as PLCs, and just 173 …
Five U.S. federal agencies — the NSA, CISA, the FBI, the Department of Energy, and the EPA — issued a joint advisory (AA26-231A) warning that threat actors are using AI-generated code to build exploit…
The Trump administration's EPA finalized the repeal of Biden-era power plant emissions standards on Monday, a move EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called "the largest power sector deregulatory action eve…
ChemSec warns that PFAS producers led by Chemours are planning a "tidal wave" of production expansion to supply the AI boom's semiconductor and data center cooling needs, with Chemours adding capacity…
Former EPA officials are warning that the Trump administration's rollback of dozens of EPA rules to accelerate AI data center construction, led by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's goal of making the US …
The Environmental Protection Network, an independent group of former EPA officials, released a report this week identifying 30 federal actions since January 2025 that it says worsen health risks from …
The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a September 3 hearing on the draft Water Cost Accountability Act, which would bar public water systems from passing data center water infrastructure costs …
A series of August warnings from OpenAI, federal agencies, and the White House indicate that AI-enabled cyberattacks could disrupt critical infrastructure such as the U.S. power grid, water systems, a…
A federal judge struck down New York's law that would have charged fossil-fuel producers $75 billion for climate change damages, ruling that the law conflicts with federal authority under the Clean Ai…
A Heatmap News poll finds that American opposition to data centers has surged from 42 percent net opposition a year ago to 75 percent net opposition, with 61 percent of Americans now strongly opposing…
A coalition including the NSA, FBI, DOE, and EPA issued CISA advisory AA26-231A on August 19, 2026, confirming that threat actors are using AI-generated Python scripts to target Siemens S7 series PLCs…
The largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey, DataOne in Vineland, is accused of violating federal law after thermal drone footage showed at least 45 of its 62 gas-powered generators operating with…
A joint advisory from the NSA, FBI, CISA, the Department of Energy, and the EPA warns that AI-generated exploitation scripts are actively targeting energy and water infrastructure, calling it 'not a t…
Five U.S. federal agencies, including the NSA, CISA, the FBI, the Department of Energy, and the EPA, issued a joint advisory on August 19 warning that threat actors are using AI-generated Python scrip…
Five US federal agencies, including the NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA, warned Wednesday that attackers are using AI-generated exploitation scripts to hack internet-exposed Siemens S7 Series PLCs at cri…
The FBI and EPA have warned that hackers are targeting US water utilities, with at least seven states reporting incidents since July 27. The attackers, described as "malicious cyber actors," remotely …
Data centers can raise local temperatures by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit (around 8 degrees Celsius), according to researchers who studied large-scale AI facilities, while a separate study in Phoenix f…
The Trump EPA has proposed eliminating public participation requirements for minor source air permits, a move that would fast-track diesel generator approvals for AI data centers while stripping commu…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington on September 24, with President Donald Trump framing artificial intelligence dominance as the central prize of the summit. Trump announced the visit …
AI data centers are emitting illegal levels of air pollution in communities with little public oversight, as exemplified by xAI's Colossus 2 facility in Mississippi, which installed 33 gas turbines wi…