Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much

Data centers are expanding into water-stressed California communities, but lax disclosure rules keep the public in the dark ...

Opinion: A look at what data centers actually do

Every new data center announcement is framed as an AI build, and every electricity forecast leads with chatbots. The reality ...
NPR

Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms

Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development, the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her first data center pitch. "I was ...
The Texas Tribune

Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on data centers. Can they?

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Reason

The Joys of Data Centers: Debunking the Backlash Against the $7 Trillion AI Building Boom

Sen. Bernie Sanders has a problem with data centers. They're just too good. In a video posted to social media in December 2025, the Vermont independent complained that billionaire tech moguls are ...
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A growing number of North Carolina communities are passing data center moratoriums

Data center moratoriums continue to expand across the state, according to an analysis by the N.C. Data Center Newsletter. Why it matters: As developers race to build data centers to meet a growing ...