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Power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers as 70% of Americans say not in my backyard

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Power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers as 70% of Americans say not in my backyard

admin July 19, 2026 0

It's a new legal fight over "public use," but 45 states have already enacted eminent domain reform laws...

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Kevin O’Leary claimed opposition to his Utah data center was fueled by Chinese money. Now he and Fox News are being sued for defamation

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Kevin O’Leary claimed opposition to his Utah data center was fueled by Chinese money. Now he and Fox News are being sued for defamation

admin July 17, 2026 0

Two organizations O’Leary targeted say his comments caused “significant economic losses, severe emotional distress, and ongoing threats..."

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Data centers boost jobs 4% in cities and rural economies barely feel a dent, study shows

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Data centers boost jobs 4% in cities and rural economies barely feel a dent, study shows

admin July 14, 2026 0

The research lands as Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoes a moratorium to save a $550 million data...

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‘New York will lead the way’: NYS Gov. Hochul’s data center moratorium includes a new model for funding AI infrastructure 

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‘New York will lead the way’: NYS Gov. Hochul’s data center moratorium includes a new model for funding AI infrastructure 

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New York is the first state to impose a data center moratorium, signaling that AI's infrastructure boom...

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Data centers have already hiked electricity prices on the public by $23 billion. Good luck clawing that back

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Data centers have already hiked electricity prices on the public by $23 billion. Good luck clawing that back

admin July 14, 2026 0

A PJM market watchdog calls the shift a "massive wealth transfer" to tech companies, but there's a...

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Americans hate AI so much that politicians are starting to lose their jobs over it

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Americans hate AI so much that politicians are starting to lose their jobs over it

admin July 14, 2026 0

Only 26% of Americans view AI positively, and Utah's ouster of Senate leader Stuart Adams over a...

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Trinidad and Tobago signs deals with U.S. companies for data centers, despite history of chronic water shortages and intermittent supply

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Trinidad and Tobago signs deals with U.S. companies for data centers, despite history of chronic water shortages and intermittent supply

admin July 13, 2026 0

The memorandums of understanding were signed with the Florida-headquartered Hummingbird AI Holdings and New York-based Ernst and...

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Wyoming officials say Meta’s 715,000-square-foot data center is responsible for contaminating its water system with a rare bacterium

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Wyoming officials say Meta’s 715,000-square-foot data center is responsible for contaminating its water system with a rare bacterium

admin July 10, 2026 0

Cheyenne's Board of Public Utilities tightened its wastewater discharge policy following the discovery of Cupriavidus gilardii in...

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Katie McGinty: The energy economy’s biggest waste problem is already inside the system

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Katie McGinty: The energy economy’s biggest waste problem is already inside the system

admin July 6, 2026 0

As AI drives data center demand toward 945 TWh by 2030, Johnson Controls' Katie McGinty argues the...

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Organized crime is building an AI hardware cargo theft economy: ‘The economics have become just crazy from the criminal opportunistic perspective’

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Organized crime is building an AI hardware cargo theft economy: ‘The economics have become just crazy from the criminal opportunistic perspective’

admin July 3, 2026 0

Cargo theft was a $725 million problem in 2025, with electronics making up 22%, by some estimates,...

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