A Virginia study on groundwater and data centers, released Thursday by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's office after a six-month delay, calls for tighter water regulations, finding that the state'…
A tour of a Digital Realty test server hall in Ashburn, Virginia, revealed the physical reality behind AI: deafening noise from cooling fans, a gold-colored Nvidia system worth about $1 million, and n…
More than half of US residents (53%) oppose building an AI data centre in their neighbourhood, according to a Redfin-commissioned Ipsos survey, yet the tax revenue from such facilities has bankrolled …
The Guardian has called on UK residents living near AI data centres to share their experiences, as the number of large facilities reaches around 450 nationwide. Concerns include land use, pollution, n…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed HB 2094, the High-Risk AI Developer and Deployer Act, on March 24, 2025, leaving the state without a dedicated AI law. The bill would have required developers o…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order No. 62 on July 14, enacting a one-year moratorium on discretionary environmental permitting for new data centers with a power demand of 50 megawat…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing a one-year moratorium on new building permits for hyperscale data centers, making New York the first state to freeze construction …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing the first statewide moratorium on large data center projects, pausing new approvals for one year for facilities requiring 50 megawatts…
Virginia became the first state to impose a power tax on data centers, aiming to prevent AI infrastructure from raising electricity costs for residents. The tax has sparked debate over whether it will…
Dark smoke rose above a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on July 3 as diesel generators switched on to reduce strain on the power grid during a heat wave. The generators were activated…
Micron Technology's stock surged 15% after reporting $41.46 billion in Q3 FY2026 revenue, driven by AI demand for memory chips. The company announced a $200 billion domestic manufacturing plan, includ…
Micron Technology will invest up to $3 billion in its Manassas, Virginia facility to produce advanced DRAM and high-bandwidth memory chips for AI data centers and crypto mining. The expansion, backed …
The US Energy Information Administration nearly tripled its forecast for new natural gas-fired power plant capacity to 66 GW by 2030, driven by surging electricity demand from AI data centers. The rev…
AI data centers are consuming vast amounts of freshwater, with a single hyperscale facility using up to 5 million gallons daily. Two-thirds of new data centers are in water-stressed regions, creating …
Hundreds of supporters have donated over $23,000 to the legal defense of US Air Force engineer Jeffrey Sovern, who faces 13 counts of destruction of property and other charges for allegedly damaging F…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a first-of-its-kind data center electricity consumption tax into law on June 30, 2026, effective July 1, 2026. The tax charges data centers $0.011 per kilow…
AI researcher Sasha Luccioni argues that data centers, often vilified as environmental villains, can be made sustainable through smarter design, local energy solutions, and regulatory mandates. She hi…
AI investment is on pace to top a trillion dollars a year, diverting capital, industrial real estate, electricity, and labor from housing, manufacturing, and other sectors, according to a New York Tim…
Hitachi Energy broke ground on a $457 million expansion of its South Boston, Virginia, campus to build the largest power transformer factory in the US, creating 825 jobs. The facility will produce lar…
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Republican-backed appeal to revive strict Arizona voting laws passed after the 2020 election, including proof-of-citizenship requirements for state and local electio…