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He can try to use a controversial permitting reform bill that way—but energy market conditions, not permits, will dictate the pace of fossil fuel development. The post Will a Proposed Law Let Trump Handcuff His Successors to Fossil Fuels? appeared first on Washington Monthly.

As demand for artificial intelligence surges worldwide, China is looking to its renewable energy sector for an advantage in the race to build the data centers that fuel the technology. Its vast wind, solar and battery industries could help power those facilities with cheaper electricity and bring them online faster by…

By Stephanie Armour and Amanda Seitz October 29, 2026 PAGE, Ariz. — Doug Herrera still lives in the house his father built, though his dad died some time ago from cancer. Herrera wonders if that illness could have been linked to pollutants from nearby uranium mining. Now, he worries that a possible new neighbor — a…

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Without firm rules, data centers could drive new fossil-fuel development and pass the costs to Vermont families. Read the story on VTDigger here: Data centers need guardrails now.

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Rising concerns over energy costs and land use have fostered an unlikely bipartisan movement opposing the expansion of data centers across the United States. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

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Data center expert Eric Masanet discusses what North Dakota communities should know about energy demand, water use, and the environmental impacts of proposed facilities.

Prop. 45, billed as a pro-housing development measure, may have the unintended consequence of making it easier to build data centers, opponents say.

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Women have been at the forefront of a fast-growing, bipartisan backlash to data centers, packing local meetings, organizing protests and even running for office. Now, less than a week from Election Day, some are saying it’s reshaping how they plan to vote. Half of Americans think data centers are affecting home energy…

This story was originally published by Capital B and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you’re a Black American (or any American, actually) worried about a data center coming to your neighborhood, the questions are immediate and seemingly boundless. Will electricity bills rise? How much…

A New Mexico geothermal project used AI to reduce surface infrastructure costs by 75 percent and speed up drilling by 35 percent.

Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.

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Data centers are facing increasing pushback from residents in Mississippi and across the country as companies are rushing to meet the expected artificial intelligence demand for computing power.

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Political contributions from companies with a data center footprint in Nevada are on the rise ahead of a legislative session where the industry is likely to face unprecedented scrutiny.

Khaled Shalaby on Mon, 10/26/2026 - 10:18 Ankara’s plans for renewable power, battery storage and cleaner port operations come as regional conflict puts energy security back in focus Mustafa Aydin, deputy general director for environmental and minerals markets, Energy Exchange Istanbul (Khaled Shalaby/MEE) Off With…

Data center protests, like this one in Pennsylvania, have spread nationwide. AP Photo/Marc Levy It may not be as shocking as rogue AI agents hacking another system, but the current political resistance to data centers has taken a surprising turn: It’s bringing together strange bedfellows, from democratic socialist…

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The president joins a long list of politicians who think the government knows best when it comes to data centers.

Vancouver’s contrasts are visible on its streets. Luxury cars cruise past some of North America’s worst homeless encampments. Last Saturday, October 17, the city produced a political contrast to match: after four years of a center-right city hall, its municipal council has transformed into one of the most left-wing in…

Protestors rally against the rapid growth of AI Infrastructure amid global climate collapse The post The summer that started the data centre resistance in Vancouver appeared first on Ricochet.

With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses. The promises come as anti-data center sentiment has become…

Some of the arguments against data centers sound familiar. Opponents say the projects will change the look and feel of a place, harm the air and water and reduce property values. This rationale is familiar because residents have raised the same concerns in campaigns against wind and solar. Whether these objections to…