The Justice Department is seeking to quash a lawsuit against a power plant operating without permits that is run by Elon Musk’s AI company, arguing that its gas-powered turbines are vital to national ...

It’s clear that communities now have an effective playbook to block data center construction. This week, researchers flagged the first quarter of 2026 as producing the “most blocked and delayed data ...

Data centers are massive facilities filled with computers and networking equipment that power much of modern life, including streaming services, social media, banking, cloud storage, artificial ...

New York could become the first state to place a moratorium on building massive new AI data centers, as legislators plan to pass a one-year ban on construction of the energy-devouring facilities amid ...

Clinton County residents are suing to block a proposed $4 billion Amazon data center from moving forward. Clinton County residents are suing to block a proposed $4 billion Amazon data center from ...

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their ...

China’s leading tax and financial authorities are urging banks to incorporate blockchain technology to bolster their credit facilities and data transparency. China’s tax and financial regulators on ...

Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the boom in artificial ...

Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates. A third commercial data center in Bahrain was hit, though it is less clear ...

Meta now plans to spend $10 billion on its AI data center in El Paso, Texas, up from a prior commitment of $1.5 billion. The data center aims to bring 1 gigawatt of capacity online by 2028. Meta is ...

Residents in one South Jersey community are very upset about the possibility of a data center being built in their neighborhood. The controversy stems from language in an ordinance for Monroe Township ...

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 ...