A new report says activism is interfering with data center construction at a growing rate. In just the first three months of 2026, grassroots groups and protesters achieved the same level of success ...

Lawmakers crafting policies to protect the state’s water supply called the response rate to both surveys “pathetic” and ...

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Global data-center dealmaking ‌surged to a record high ‌through November this year, driven by an insatiable demand for computing infrastructure to meet the boom in ‍artificial ...

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...

A curious case in Georgia serves as a warning for many parts of the US hastily approving data center developments without first updating their water systems to better monitor for severe upticks in ...

Energy infrastructure start-up TAR has successfully raised $27 million as part of its seed round. First reported by Forbes, ...

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. As ...

No AI data center.” A movie theater marquee sign voicing opposition to a proposed development greets Raton residents and visitors of this small northeastern New Mexico city. Elsewhere in ...

An Ameren Missouri electric substation is seen Friday, May 1, 2026, adjacent to the Armory on Prospect Avenue in St. Louis. A data center has been proposed for a warehouse on the site, behind the ...