Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas finds that the rapid growth of AI data centers has already pushed average wholesale electricity prices 2% to 6% higher nationwide, and could raise gene…
President Donald Trump said data centers 'could use a little public relations help' amid growing backlash, while reaffirming his support for the AI industry and the facilities it requires. Trump's rem…
In Q1 2026, at least 75 US data center projects valued at around $130 billion faced significant local opposition, more than double the $64 billion delayed or canceled in all of 2025, according to a re…
Oracle Corp. has launched an aggressive public relations campaign to win support for its 2.45 gigawatt Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, part of its $300 billion computing de…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced an executive order on Tuesday in Harrisburg that removes data centers from fast-track permitting and gives local communities an effective veto over data center…
A growing populist revolt against data centers and AI has led to 274 bans, rejections, restrictions, or moratoriums in the U.S. in the first seven months of 2026, compared to 49 in all of 2025 and nin…
A new Axios analysis finds AI is scrambling the U.S. political map ahead of the midterms, creating cross-party alliances and intra-party fissures. New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the nation's fi…
Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is using AI-generated satirical ads depicting Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul in false scenarios, defending them as humor amid complaints fr…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman told Democrats to 'get a life' after state Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs filed a complaint with the Board of Elections alleging his AI campaign…
Over 500 jurisdictions across the US have banned data center construction, with more than 150 localities passing bans last month alone, threatening the US's lead in the AI race against China, accordin…
More than 500 US towns and counties have enacted bans or restrictions on new data center development, according to an analysis by The Information, with opposition accelerating this summer. The resista…
President Donald Trump defended data centers as "tremendously important for the economics" and "could be bigger than oil," opposing local moratoriums in Texas and New York despite widespread bipartisa…
In late July 2026, Amazon began requiring sellers to tag listing images and videos containing photorealistic AI-generated people with the keyword "contains-synthetic-performer" in the dc:subject XMP m…
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday evening that new data centres in the state must comply with regulations before construction begins, including disclosing financial assistance …
The Internet Archive, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 18 other civil liberties organizations, urged New York Governor Kathy Hochul to veto the Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act, warnin…
New York became the first state to impose a statewide moratorium on new data center construction in mid-July, citing threats to utility bills and natural resources, and 127 other U.S. jurisdictions ha…
Anti-data-center activists are repeating the same failed predictions that marked the anti-fracking movement, according to a New York Post opinion piece. The article cites that US data centers used jus…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Friday in Manhattan state court against federally licensed prediction market Kalshi, demanding the platform forfeit pr…
Only 13 of New York's roughly 100 state agencies publicly reported using artificial intelligence in a way that could directly impact the public, according to the state's first-ever AI inventory publis…
The Nashville Zoo rejected a proposed memorandum of understanding with data center provider DC Blox that would have allowed a 69,200-square-foot data center near the 188-acre park, citing safety conce…