Data-center buildout, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies across the United States, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 1,926 stories

	Story	Location
Oct 10	Angelina County to consider legal work for Amp Z after rejecting tax abatement request The Lufkin Daily News	Angelina County, TX	us/tx/angelina
Oct 10	Denville Township Council Introduces Possible Data Center Ban TAPinto		us/nj/morris/twp/denville
Oct 10	Developer duel unfolding around Weld County data center Complete Colorado		us/co/weld
Oct 10	Power plant, data center agreement approved Taylor Press		us/tx/williamson/city/taylor
Oct 10	Who checks data center promises? Tulsa County Commissioner wants outside technical help KOKI FOX 23	Tulsa County, OK	us/ok/tulsa us/ok/canadian/city/yukon us/ok
Oct 9	Box Elder and Iron have been busy as county data center pauses start to run out NPR Utah \| KUERalso carried by 1 other outlet	Box Elder County, UT	us/ut/box-elder us/ut/cache/city/logan us/ut/iron
Government press release, not independent reporting NEWS RELEASE: City of San José Shares Most Comprehensive Set of Standards for Data Centers and Large Energy Projects – Community Meeting Issued by City of San Jose (.gov) · Oct 9 Independent reporting on this, published after the release: Palo residents to get first look at Google’s data center plans The Gazette · Oct 9 City of San Jose, CA
Oct 9	Pima County hears public input on proposed data center rules. Final vote expected in December KJZZ		us/az/pima
Oct 9	Los Angeles-based firm breaks ground on $15B data center in Hudspeth County Yahoo		us/tx/hudspeth
Oct 9	Pearson says he hasn’t received letter banning him from council meetings, says home address was leaked Yahoo		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 9	Data center debate prompts Sioux Falls City Council to plan public outreach Sioux Falls Live ($)	City of Sioux Falls Lincoln County	us/sd/minnehaha/city/sioux-falls us/sd/lincoln
Oct 9	Rep. Justin J. Pearson banned from two Memphis City Council meetings after protest over data center moratorium localmemphis.com		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 9	Why the Wilderness Society Backs a Data Center Moratorium Heatmap News ($)
Oct 9	Google moving ahead on proposed Palo data center, sets public meeting to discuss plan Corridor Business Journal	Linn County, IA	us/ia/linn/city/palo us/ia/linn
Oct 9	Quantum Maryland sues Frederick County official over frozen data center plans Technical.ly	Frederick County, MD	us/md/frederick
Oct 9	DEP creates statewide data center permit tracker Scranton Times-Tribune ($)		us/pa us/pa/luzerne
Oct 9	Saline Township Data Center Draws Attention in Michigan Election Debates The Sun Times News		us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline us/mi
Oct 9	Planning panel backs Alpharetta data center expansion Appen Media		us/ga/fulton/city/alpharetta
Oct 9	Young orders 90-day data center review Daily Memphian ($)		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 9	RTD reporting on Google data center plans Richmond Times-Dispatch ($)	Chesterfield County, VA	us/va/chesterfield us/va
Oct 9	Editorial: Chicago needs a data center strategy, not another performative stunt Crain's Chicago Business ($)		us/il/cook/city/chicago
Oct 9	Siloam Springs exploring data center development proposals as board weighs moratorium Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ($)		us/ar/benton/city/siloam-springs
Oct 9	Palo residents to get first look at Google’s data center plans The Gazette ($)		us/ca/santa-clara/city/palo-alto
Oct 9	Data center developer sues Frederick County over moratorium The Frederick News-Postalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WBFF	Frederick County, MD	us/md/frederick
Oct 9	Data centers are 'not welcome' in Tennessee, farmer says Fox News		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 9	City forms data center advisory committee. Here's who will serve on it IndyStaralso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo		us/in/marion/city/indianapolis-city
Oct 9	Taylor OKs data center and power plant campus amid resident opposition Austin American-Statesman ($)		us/tx/williamson/city/taylor
Oct 9	St. Joseph City Council to vote on data center study contracts Monday KQ2		us/mo/buchanan/city/st-joseph
Oct 9	Kristen Gonzalez and the fight to regulate AI Route Fifty		us/ny
Oct 9	Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes Gadget Review	Loudoun County, VA	us/va/loudoun us/va
Oct 9	Developer behind Westlake data center prepares for construction, state filings show Yahooalso carried by 2 other outlets	Tarrant County, TX	us/tx/tarrant/town/westlake us/tx/tarrant
Oct 9	Co-Development Partners Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers Announce Planning Approval for Taylor Technology Campus Yahoo Finance		us/tx/williamson/city/taylor
Oct 9	Allen Township data center rules could exempt proposed 240-acre campus wtol.com	Allen Township, OH (named in coverage)	—
Oct 9	Diegnan Bill Requiring DEP Study on Data Center Water Usage Advances NJ Senate Democrats		us/nj
Oct 9	Indy Lines Up $56M in Tax Breaks for a 40-Job Data Center. Neighbors Asked for Moving Help and Got a No. Hoosier Enquirer		us/in/marion/city/indianapolis-city
Oct 9	East Bridgewater Town Meeting Approves 24-Month Data Center Moratorium, $250,000 Public Safety Study South Shore News ($)		us/ma/town/east-bridgewater
Oct 9	Fauquier County supervisors adopt stricter zoning rules for new data centers Prince William Times More coverage: Fauquier Times	Fauquier County, VA	us/va/fauquier
Oct 9	Under pressure, Lehigh Valley township reconsiders developers’ role in data center regulation The Morning Call ($) More coverage: LehighValleyLive.com		us/pa/northampton/twp/upper-mount-bethel
Oct 9	Data center lawsuit could be tossed out Illinois Times	Sangamon County, IL	us/il/sangamon
Oct 9	Can Canton spare enough water for 4 proposed data centers? Canton Repository		us/oh/stark/city/canton
Oct 9	Google data center project in Chesterfield racks up seven environmental violations from state WRIC ABC 8News	Chesterfield County, VA	us/va us/va/chesterfield
Oct 9	Developer behind Perry County data center proposes multi-million-dollar community agreement lehighvalleylivealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: PennLive.com		us/pa/perry/twp/watts us/pa/perry
Oct 9	Spartanburg County officials visit Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley.’ Here’s what they learned. Yahoo	Spartanburg County, SC Loudoun County, VA	us/sc/spartanburg us/va/loudoun
Oct 9	Who were those data center backers in Westfield? \| Letters to The Republican MassLive.com ($)		us/ma/city/westfield us/ma/city/holyoke
Oct 9	CDS Suggests ‘I-2 Only’ For Proposed Data Center Ordinance WKDZ		us/ky/christian/city/hopkinsville us/ky/christian
Oct 9	Denver's data center policy guides will meet for the first time on Friday 9News		us/co/denver/city/denver
Oct 9	'It's not far from here': Planning and Zoning Commission mulls data center regulations Columbia Missourian		us/mo/boone/city/columbia
Oct 9	Nye County tightens rules for data centers after hours of confusion and antics KLAS 8 News Now More coverage: AOL.com · KSNV		us/nv/nye
Oct 8	Weld County residents launch petitions to challenge approved data center; seek voter input on future projects 9News		us/co/weld
Oct 8	Plans filed for $366M Pacifico-BlackChamber data center \| Bastrop - Cedar Creek Community Impact Newspaper		us/tx/bastrop us/tx
Oct 8	Council passes first reading of data center regulation ordinance, gives ban notices FOX13 Memphisalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: localmemphis.com · Yahoo		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 8	Luzerne County data center zoning ordinance heads to council: What changed in setbacks, noise limits The Sunday Dispatchalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/pa/luzerne
Oct 8	Project Longhorn Data Center Moves Ahead in Bastrop County Hoodline		us/tx/bastrop us/tx
Oct 8	What is being built off Highway 1694? A massive AI project is taking shape kiiitv.com		us/tx/nueces us/tx/nueces/city/corpus-christi
Oct 8	75-gallon oil spill on Tanner Street in Lowell Lowell Sun ($)		us/ma/city/lowell
Oct 8	Archbald residents show resistance to Project Gravity data centers Scranton Times-Tribune ($)		_merged_0f7a42bb-e2a3-4d01-9c9c-91a7fa0febe9
Oct 8	Governor Healey Issues Executive Order Establishing New Requirements for Data Centers in Massachusetts The National Law Review		us/ma
Oct 8	Smithfield Zoning Board Approves Clinic, Garage and ADU Uprise RI		us/ri/town/smithfield
Oct 8	Spanberger: data center sales tax exemption still up for discussion The Danville Register and Beealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Roanoke Times		us/va
Oct 8	RTD coverage of the data center tax exemption debate Richmond Times-Dispatch ($)		us/va
Oct 8	Northwest Indiana residents concerned about NIPSCO discharge permit Chicago Tribune ($)		us/in us/in/jasper/town/wheatfield
Oct 8	Data center builders continue to pour money into Yes on 45 campaign Lassen County News		us/ca
Oct 8	Residents leave data center meeting with more questions than answers Mirror Indy		us/in/marion/city/indianapolis-city
Oct 8	Niles Township sets one-year data center moratorium The Herald Palladiumalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WNDU		us/mi/berrien/twp/niles
Oct 8	Levy adopts one-year pause on data center applications chronicleonline.com		us/fl/levy
Oct 8	Anthropic-tied data center moves ahead with $366M construction MySA		us/tx/bastrop us/tx
Oct 8	'In a bad spot': Memphis council vice chair disappointed in rowdy meeting The Commercial Appeal ($)		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 8	Silver’s P&Z endorses town data center moratorium Silver City Daily Press	Grant County, NM	us/nm/grant/town/silver-city us/nm/grant
Oct 8	Data center companies have approached Champaign County for projects in Sidney, Tolono IPM Newsroom		us/il/champaign
Oct 8	Data Center Meeting Attracts Heavy Interest In Tuolumne County myMotherLode.com		us/ca/tuolumne
Oct 8	LIVE \| Memphis councilman holding presser to address Tuesday's interrupted council meeting localmemphis.com		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 8	Supervisors balk at data center moratorium, plan public meeting Kossuth County Advance		us/ia/kossuth
Oct 8	Data center ordinance public hearing for tonight postponed Clinton Heraldalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WQAD · The Quad-City Times · Clinton Herald		us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Oct 8	County Zoning Chief Says Amazon Needs Board Approval for GWU Data Centers LoudounNow.com More coverage: The GW Hatchet · Patch	Loudoun County, VA	us/va/loudoun
Oct 8	$22B data center and power campus dubbed Project Star planned for rural Encinal The Real Deal ($)		us/tx/la-salle/city/encinal us/tx
Oct 8	NJ Data Center Emitted 140 Tons of Air Pollution Before Regulators Stepped In Gadget Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/nj us/nj/cumberland
Oct 8	San Gabriel Valley Residents Fighting Data Centers Hit a 12-Mile-Long Snag Capital & Main		us/ca/los-angeles/city/industry us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 8	Why Ellington May Pause Data Center Development Patch	Town of Ellington	us/ct/town/ellington
Oct 8	Data center moratorium advances as McHenry County eyes rules on water, electricity, noise Shaw Local ($)		us/il/mchenry us/il/lake
Oct 8	Rosy budget contingent on data center development; Festus council OKs $54M city budget Leader Publications		us/mo/jefferson/city/festus
Oct 8	Montgomery County Commission May Review Sales Tax Split, Data Center Regulations Tennessee Conservative	Montgomery County, TN	us/tn/montgomery us/tn/montgomery/city/clarksville
Oct 8	Data center ban moves forward to Biddeford City Council newscentermaine.com More coverage: WABI		us/me/york/city/biddeford us/me/town/bucksport
Oct 8	Second North Shore City Mayor Proposes Data Center Ban Patch		us/ma/city/beverly us/ma/city/salem
Oct 8	Fight over water for LEAP spreads to Hendricks County WFYI	Boone County, IN	us/in/hendricks us/in/boone
Oct 8	Data centers can pay their way in Johnson County, Kansas, and deserve a fair hearing Heartlander News	Johnson County, KS	us/ks/johnson us/ks/johnson/city/edgerton us/ks/johnson/city/gardner
Oct 8	Haaland and Hull weigh in on data centers \| AG Torrez pushes back against Trump's proposed Head Start cuts KSFRalso carried by 1 other outlet	Doña Ana County, NM	us/nm us/nm/dona-ana
Oct 8	Questions to ask before a data center develops in your neighborhood KRCRalso carried by 2 other outlets	Sterling, VA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 8	Iron County data center rules to face public hearing as residents, tribal leaders seek delay St. George News		us/ut/iron
Oct 8	Dear county executive: Data center study shouldn’t assume the answer (Guest Opinion by Glen Silver) Syracuse.com		us/ny/onondaga us/ny/town/lysander
Oct 8	Plans withdrawn for a data center at former Pa. mall site PennLive.com ($)		us/pa/chester/twp/north-coventry
Oct 8	PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED AGAINST BENTON COUNTY’S MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS KMMO		us/mo/benton
Oct 8	Kenilworth Council Meeting Ends Abruptly Amid Public Debate Over Proposed AI Data Center Shore News Network		us/nj/union/borough/kenilworth
Oct 8	Egelston Township moves to regulate data centers MLive.com ($)		us/mi/muskegon/twp/egelston us/mi/muskegon
Oct 8	Zoom meeting set for Servistar data center permit decision in Westfield Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/ma/city/westfield
Oct 8	Pembroke to review data center rules during 180-day moratorium WTOC More coverage: WTOC		us/ga/bryan/city/pembroke
Oct 8	Aligned Data Centers to appeal Pataskala's denial of proposed center The Newark Advocatealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo		us/oh/licking/city/pataskala
Oct 8	Data center regulations and East End renewal plans introduced to City Council Charleston Gazette-Mail ($)		us/wv/kanawha/city/charleston
Oct 8	Data Centers Pitched as Less Thirsty Than Farms in Pivot (1) Bloomberg Law Newsalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Bloomberg Government News		us/ks/finney us/ks/kearny
Oct 8	Federal judge dismisses DC BLOX's lawsuit over proposed Nashville data center, company has 21 days to amend News Channel 5 Nashvillealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Chattanooga Times Free Press · The Center Square	Nashville, TN (named in coverage) Davidson County, TN	— us/tn/davidson
Oct 8	Residents, political candidates share their thoughts on Microsoft MOU South Bend Tribune ($)	St. Joseph County, IN	us/in/st-joseph
Oct 8	State fines companies for ‘pop-up’ power plants for data center The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ($)	Newton County, GA	us/ga us/ga/newton
Oct 8	Shawnee County Commission candidates split on data center proposal The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)		us/ks/shawnee
Oct 8	TIMELINE: How the Wood Haven data center project in Roanoke County emerged Roanoke Times		us/va/roanoke us/va/city/roanoke
Oct 8	Mayes to hold data center session in Mesa Ahwatukee Foothills News		us/az us/az/maricopa/city/mesa us/az/maricopa/city/phoenix
Oct 8	Memphis City Council holds meeting continuing Tuesday’s agenda WREG.com	Shelby County, TN	us/tn/shelby/city/memphis us/tn/shelby
Oct 8	Swatara Township commissioners approve community benefits agreement despite residents requests to table fox43.com More coverage: Yahoo	Swatara Township, PA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 8	A Data Center In Wapakoneta? Wapakoneta Daily News		us/oh/auglaize/city/wapakoneta
Oct 8	Durbin Township board to consider data center moratorium InForum ($)		us/nd/cass/twp/durbin
Oct 8	Biddeford Planning Board votes to send data center ordinance to city council newscentermaine.com More coverage: newscentermaine.com		us/me/york/city/biddeford
Oct 8	Some Martindale-Brightwood residents continue to fight Metrobloks data center Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Indianapolis Business Journal		us/in/marion/city/indianapolis-city
Oct 8	Judge dismisses Valara zoning lawsuit; SELC presses formaldehyde dispute FOX Carolina Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet	Spartanburg County, SC	us/sc/spartanburg us/sc
Oct 8	Easthampton considers moratorium on data centers WWLP More coverage: Daily Hampshire Gazette		us/ma/city/easthampton
Oct 8	City of Hawthorne adopts interim urgency ordinance pausing new data center development PublicCEO		us/ca/los-angeles/city/hawthorne
Oct 8	Rep. Ryncavage outlines potential legal challenge to Newport Twp. data center zoning notice Times Leader		us/pa/luzerne/twp/newport
Oct 8	Winnebago Tribe leaders cite water risks amid data center talks Yahoo		us/ia/woodbury/city/salix
Oct 8	Now it can be told: How Monroe County played poker to land Google data center mymcr.net		us/ga/monroe
Oct 8	Google Cheyenne Private Microgrid Gets 2.7 GW Plan Microgrid Media		us/wy/laramie/city/cheyenne us/wy
Oct 7	Power generating facility, data center UDC amendments postponed at Planning Commission WyomingNews.com ($)		us/wy/laramie/city/cheyenne
Oct 7	Community prepares for data center discussion Lowndes Signal ($)		us/al/lowndes
Oct 7	Amazon can’t build data centers on GWU campus without board approval, zoning administrator says Loudoun Times-Mirror	Loudoun County, VA	us/va/loudoun
Oct 7	Memphis City Councilman requesting public safety reviews, potential criminal charges FOX13 Memphis		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 7	Angry Colorado business owners sue to block GlobalAI data center Courthouse News More coverage: Law360		us/co us/co/weld
Oct 7	Tenn. Judge Tosses Developer's Data Centers Moratorium Suit Law360 ($)also carried by 1 other outlet	Davidson County, TN	us/tn/davidson
Oct 7	Project Peach zoning reversion hearing to be held Oct. 20 The Newnan Times-Herald		us/ga/coweta
Oct 7	Johnson County weighs extending data center moratorium through Aug. 8, 2027 KGAN	Linn County, IA	us/ia/johnson us/ia/linn
Oct 7	Festus City Council seat remains open six months later Leader Publications		us/mo/jefferson/city/festus us/mo/jefferson
Oct 7	Council to vote on data center moratorium Thursday Action News 5also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: FOX13 Memphis · FOX13 Memphis		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 7	8TH DISTRICT AD WATCH: Council critics say Cognetti hasn't acted on her data-center rhetoric Scranton Times-Tribune ($)		us/pa/lackawanna/city/scranton
Oct 7	Citizen’s Bank slated to replace Unity Denny’s; planners move on data center guardrails The Latrobe Bulletin		us/pa/westmoreland/twp/unity
Oct 7	Councilwoman Williams says she did not vote in data center staff direction this week The Killeen Daily Herald		us/tx/bell/city/killeen
Oct 7	Brighton Council advances 1-year moratorium on data centers BizWest More coverage: Ft. Lupton Press		us/co/adams/city/brighton
Oct 7	Duval leaders dig into data center debate Action News Jaxalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/fl/duval/city/jacksonville us/fl/duval
Oct 7	Denver names data center advisory group amid moratorium The Colorado Sunalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Denver Gazette		us/co/denver/city/denver us/co/weld
Oct 7	What Did Anne Arundel Co. Council Vote On This Week? Patch	Anne Arundel County, MD	us/md/anne-arundel
Oct 7	Dismissal of claims a win for Metro in data center battle Nashville Banner	Nashville, TN (named in coverage)	—
Oct 7	Hochul and AOC came to Fishkill Farms. Here's what they said Times Herald-Recordalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/ny/town/east-fishkill us/ny
Oct 7	Jenkins City Council Approves Two-Year Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium 103.9 The Bulldog – Whitesburg, KY More coverage: Mountain Top Media		us/ky/letcher/city/jenkins
Oct 7	Duke Energy protects customers from data center costs Duke Energy \| News Center More coverage: Yahoo · WFAE 90.7		us/nc
Oct 7	With Mahomet out, Clean Cloud’s data center path runs through county rule, if they choose to proceed Mahomet Daily		us/il/champaign us/il/champaign/village/mahomet
Oct 7	Federal judge dismisses DC Blox lawsuit over Metro's data center moratorium Axiosalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WKRN News 2 · The Business Journals · WSMV · WZTV	District of Columbia Nashville, TN (named in coverage)	us/dc —
Oct 7	Judge could order Nebius to halt data center construction in Independence FOX4KC.com		us/ks/montgomery/city/independence
Oct 7	900+ Tooele residents sign letter to not approve data center ordinance draft KSL Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KUTV · KSL News		us/ut/tooele
Oct 7	Rapid City to host meetings on data center ordinance KELOLAND.comalso carried by 1 other outlet	City of Rapid City	us/sd/pennington/city/rapid-city
Oct 7	Legislators weigh data center issues as Pritzker pushes POWER Act The Center Square		us/il us/il/champaign/village/mahomet
Oct 7	Trammell Crow, Flexential win approval for 296K sq. ft. data center in region The Business Journals
Oct 7	Media and transparency groups challenge secrecy in NV Energy-Tract data center lawsuit This Is Reno		us/nv
Oct 7	Santa Clara directs staff to analyze potential improvements to data center regulations The Mercury News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Mercury News · SiliconValley.com		us/ca/santa-clara/city/santa-clara us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Oct 7	Urbana council takes no action on proposed data center settlement Springfield News-Sun ($) More coverage: Urbana Daily Citizen		us/oh/champaign/city/urbana
Oct 7	Fort Collins City Council to vote on data center moratorium The Coloradoan ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Wichita Eagle · KKCO 11 News · The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel		us/co/larimer/city/fort-collins us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction
Oct 7	Stratos fight continues in court as national data center tour visits Box Elder County Box Elder News Journal ($)	Box Elder County, UT	us/ut/box-elder
Oct 7	Plainfield extends its moratorium on data centers Shaw Local ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WAND · The Pantagraph · WGLT		us/il/will/village/plainfield us/il us/il/mclean/city/bloomington
Oct 7	Austin Water weighs new rules for biggest water users as data centers draw scrutiny Yahoo More coverage: Click2Houston		us/tx/travis/city/austin us/tx
Oct 7	Shelby County Commission introduces own data center development moratorium ordinance localmemphis.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo · Yahoo · Tri-State Defender	Shelby County, TN Montgomery County, TN	us/tn/shelby us/tn/montgomery
Oct 7	Why Austin Water wants new rules for major water users Austin American-Statesman ($)also carried by 1 other outlet		us/tx/travis/city/austin
Oct 7	Hillsboro weighs two-phase data center limits as moratorium continues KATUalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: OregonLive.com · GovTech · KGW · KGW		us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Oct 7	Planners designate sites in Tamaqua and Schuylkill Twp. suitable for data centers The Standard-Speaker ($)		us/pa/schuylkill/borough/tamaqua
Oct 7	Data center debate grows as Boone residents clash over Lightedge pitch The Des Moines Registeralso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo		us/ia/boone/city/boone us/ia/boone
Oct 7	Data center part of $66B plan Riverton Ranger		us/wy/fremont us/wy
Oct 7	New process gives Alabama data center contracts automatic approval if PSC fails to vote in 90 days AL.com ($)		us/al
Oct 7	Burgin weighs planning and zoning move amid data center controversy Spectrum Newsalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Christian County Now		us/ky/mercer/city/burgin us/ky/mercer us/ky/christian/city/hopkinsville
Oct 7	Proposed data center rules prohibit ‘hyperscale’ data centers in Madison In Business Madison		us/wi/dane/city/madison
Oct 7	Colorado city council backs year-long data center moratorium after proposed project withdrawn CBS Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Colorado Public Radio · WesternSlopeNow.com		us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction
Oct 7	Pa Lawmakers and Energy Officials Review State Grid Capacity Amid Rapid Data Center Growth Audacy		us/pa
Oct 7	Wisconsin Republicans Look to End Data Center Tax Exemption MacIver Institutealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Seehafer News · The Black Chronicle · Wisconsin Examiner · apg-wi.com · +1 more		us/wi
Oct 7	Noise, water usage discussed at Skybox public data center forum Texomashomepage.comalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/ok/tulsa/city/tulsa
Oct 7	Controversial Data Center Project Gets Second Chance After Community Pushback Yahoo More coverage: Princeton Herald · The Fayette County Record		us/tx/williamson/city/taylor us/tx/collin/city/princeton us/tx/fayette
Oct 7	Piedmont planning commission advances Beltline data center plan KOKH		us/ok/canadian/city/piedmont
Oct 7	Hanover Twp. to consider data center overlay district on former coal mining land The Citizens' Voice ($)	Hanover Township, PA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 7	Zoning change OK'd in Shalersville. What's next in data center fight? Akron Beacon Journalalso carried by 2 other outlets		us/oh/portage/twp/shalersville us/oh/portage
Oct 7	Residents voice concerns huntingdondailynews.com		us/pa/huntingdon
Oct 7	Peru data center moratorium – Maine Voter Guide 2026 - Portland Press Herald Portland Press Herald - Maine Sunday Telegram ($)		us/me/town/peru
Oct 7	Rural Klickitat County faces surge in data center proposals News From The Statesalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yakima Herald-Republic		us/wa/klickitat
Oct 7	Taylor City Council to vote on controversial data center, power plant project Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo · KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX · Yahoo · KVUE · +6 more		us/tx/williamson/city/taylor
Oct 7	Illinois representative introduces data center regulation bill Jacksonville Journal-Courier ($)	Sangamon County, IL	us/il us/il/morgan us/il/sangamon
Oct 7	Hundreds Of Protesters Tell Governor Shapiro, Legislators, “We Won’t Back Down;” Call For Data Center Moratorium PA Environment Digest Blog		us/pa
Oct 7	After uproarious Memphis City Council meeting, what happens next? The Commercial Appeal ($)		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 7	Big Island Wants to Ban Large Data Centers Honolulu Civil Beat	Hawaiʻi County, HI (named in coverage)	—
Oct 7	Data center construction in Wichita Falls may see delay Yahoo		us/tx/wichita/city/wichita-falls us/tx
Oct 7	How loud is Chillicothe? A look at local noise levels Chillicothe Gazette ($)		us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Oct 7	Heath residents to submit new petition in push for data center ban The Newark Advocate	Heath, CA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 7	Route 22 data center fight reignites as developer sues Bridgewater Central New Jersey News ($)	Somerset County, NJ	us/nj/somerset/twp/bridgewater us/nj/somerset
Oct 7	Data Centers: Dalton Utilities details water usage, power costs, citizens repeat pause request Dalton Daily Citizen		us/ga/whitfield/city/dalton us/ga/whitfield
Oct 7	New data center moratorium replaces the old; possible ballot measure on the horizon Imperial Valley Press Onlinealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Modesto Bee	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto
Oct 7	Northfield council moves away from data center ban, toward tiered regulation Southernminn.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KYMN Radio		us/mn/rice/city/northfield
Oct 7	Commission hears data center concerns PottCoTimes.com		us/ks/pottawatomie
Oct 7	DTE hints at new data center development, stirs fight on energy sources The Detroit News ($)		us/mi us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline
Oct 7	Controversial Brighton data center application pulled, council votes for 1-year data center moratorium 9News More coverage: Yahoo · KDVR · 9News		us/co/adams/city/brighton
Oct 7	Lexington council sends data center zoning rules back to planning commission after packed public hearing LEX 18 News		us/ky/fayette
Oct 7	Pierce Township weighs rules on data centers after proposal from California-based company WCPO 9 News		us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce
Oct 7	DeKalb County considers environmental impact study on data centers FOX 5 Atlanta	DeKalb County, GA	us/ga/dekalb
Oct 7	Fayette County residents push back on data center zoning plan WKYT		us/ky/fayette
Oct 7	Moore County begins writing the rules for data centers Moore County Observer More coverage: Moore County Observer		us/tn/moore
Oct 7	Granbury puts recall election on hold after lawsuit filed against city amidst data center concerns FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worthalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth		us/tx/hood/city/granbury
Oct 7	Proposed Project Thunderbird data center in Enid faces rezoning delay after item canceled KOKH		us/ok/garfield/city/enid
Oct 7	Redner ousts Anclam in Turtle board chair recall election GazetteXtra ($)		us/wi/town/turtle us/wi/rock
Oct 7	Two-year moratorium proposed on data center legislation in Frederick The Frederick News-Post More coverage: The Frederick News-Post		us/md/frederick/city/frederick
Oct 7	Childersburg Council makes way for 1G data center project Sylacauga News More coverage: annistonstar.com		us/al/talladega/city/childersburg
Oct 7	Blaine County passes emergency moratorium on data centers, giving the county 182 days to craft rules KIVI-TV		us/id/blaine
Oct 7	Data center moratorium vote ends abruptly amid protests, fistfight WFSBalso carried by 12 other outlets	Town of Enfield	us/ct/town/enfield
Oct 7	Data center would add significantly to tax digest, but residents have concerns Reporter Newspapers		us/ga/dekalb/city/dunwoody
Oct 7	Butler County Commission tables decision on data center regulations Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: AOL.com		us/ks/butler
Oct 7	Commission approves to approve cuurent data center ordinance without any changes WFXGalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WSAV-TV · Cordele Dispatch · WFXG		us/ga/richmond us/ga/wayne/city/jesup us/ga/crisp/city/cordele
Oct 6	Action Delayed on LA County Data Center Restrictions MyNewsLA.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: ABC10 · ABC10 · Stocktonia News · FOX40 · +1 more	Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/montebello us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 6	Black Hills plans $1.8 billion investment to power Google’s data center SRN News		us/wy/laramie/city/cheyenne
Oct 6	Judge dismisses lawsuit over Spartanburg Co. data center Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: GoUpstate	Spartanburg County, SC	us/sc/spartanburg
Oct 6	West Memphis mayor says Google data center could generate $20 million in new annual tax revenue for city The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ($)		us/ar/crittenden/city/west-memphis
Oct 6	Hochul Says Data Centers With ‘Significant Benefits’ Must Pay Premium Newsweek ($)		us/ny
Oct 6	Carroll County vote slows $11 billion data center project as NRV communities weigh their options WSLS		us/va/carroll us/va/pulaski us/va/wythe
Oct 6	Letters stricken from record in lawsuit over Hammond data center Hudson Star Observer		us/wi/st-croix/village/hammond us/wi/st-croix
Oct 6	Fit Energy Data Center/Power Plant Developer Says It Is Working With Newport Township On A Community Benefits Agreement; Township Manager Welcomed The Company's Investment In The Luzerne County Community PA Environment Digest Blog		us/pa/luzerne/twp/newport us/pa/luzerne
Oct 6	Data center déjà vu: Another Kansas city argues ban can’t be brought by petition Yahoo		us/ks/butler/city/rose-hill
Oct 6	Morristown looks to set data center rules to govern any future proposals Yahoo More coverage: WBIR		us/tn/hamblen/city/morristown
Oct 6	Skybox data center project delayed as company provides Wichita Falls update News Channel 6 \| Wichita Falls, TX More coverage: AOL.com		us/tx/wichita/city/wichita-falls us/tx
Oct 6	Protesters voice opposition to Meta data center in Piqua WHIO TV	Miami County, OH	us/oh/miami/city/piqua us/oh/miami
Oct 6	Protesters demand data center moratorium in Pa. for more transparency and safeguards fox43.com More coverage: Pennsylvania Capital-Star · Mon Valley Independent		us/pa
Oct 6	Project Gravity to use 430MW of batteries for data centers Scranton Times-Tribune ($)		us/pa/lackawanna/borough/archbald us/pa/lackawanna
Oct 6	Levy County residents raise health and water concerns over data centers WCJB \| TV20		us/fl/levy
Oct 6	Raleigh City Council considers six-month pause on large data center approvals ABC11 News More coverage: Raleigh News & Observer · Yahoo · CBS17.com · Yahoo · +1 more		us/nc/wake/city/raleigh
Oct 6	Osage Nation Congress moves to assert authority over data center projects Tulsa World ($)	Osage County, OK (named in coverage)	—
Oct 6	San Francisco hits pause on data centers The San Francisco Standard ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Mission Local · KRON4 · SFGATE · The Oaklandside · +12 more	San Francisco County, CA	us/ca/san-francisco us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Oct 6	Union County commissioners deny substation plan standard-journal.com		us/pa/union
Oct 6	Committee recommends approval of Hitching Post District, Orchard Hills data center before final vote WyomingNews.com ($)		us/wy/laramie/city/cheyenne
Oct 6	Protesters rally against data centers in Memphis ahead of city council vote localmemphis.comalso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: localmemphis.com · New York Post · Fox News · Action News 5 · +8 more		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 6	Bethlehem considers new rules for future data center development NBC10 Philadelphia More coverage: WFMZ.com · Lehigh Daily		us/pa/northampton/city/bethlehem
Oct 6	Protesters demand data center moratorium in Pennsylvania for more transparency and safeguards Yahoo		us/pa
Oct 6	License Plate Reader Ban, Data Center Moratorium Proposals Move Forward In Will County Patch		us/il/will
Oct 6	County Commission discusses data center limits on setbacks, noise, water/power use Clarksville Now	Montgomery County, TN	us/tn/montgomery
Oct 6	Brownsville to hold data center moratorium public hearing ValleyCentral.com More coverage: ValleyCentral.com · MyRGV.com · ValleyCentral.com · GovTech · +1 more		us/tx/cameron/city/brownsville
Oct 6	Yellowstone County Commissioners sue over a data center initiative — again The Missoulian ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Montana Talks · Montana Free Press		us/mt/yellowstone
Oct 6	Google's Pine Island project gets Rochester Chamber backing KIMT More coverage: Post Bulletin · KROC-AM		us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island us/mn
Oct 6	Statewide March For A Moratorium Events To Kick Off Near Alexandria's Planned Plaza 500 Data Center Patch	Fairfax County, VA	us/va/fairfax us/va
Oct 6	Adams County Supervisors: No NDA signed about any proposed d... The Natchez Democrat ($)		us/ms/adams
Oct 6	Colorado cities of Brighton, Arvada weigh data centers moratoriums CBS News		us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/jefferson/city/arvada
Oct 6	County ends data center moratorium following court ruling The Desert Review	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
Oct 6	Baldwin County Commission approves 180-day moratorium on rezoning, data centers and renewable energy projects Gulf Coast Media More coverage: 1819 News		us/al/baldwin
Oct 6	Proposed data center expansion in Tysons put on hold FFXnow	Fairfax County, VA	us/va/fairfax
Oct 6	Tennessee Democratic Party calls for data center moratorium WDEF More coverage: Memphis Flyer · CNN · WKNO FM		us/tn us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 6	WATCH LIVE: NY Gov Hochul, AOC hold roundtable on data center moratorium Fox Business More coverage: Fox Business · The South Shore Press		us/ny
Oct 6	Latest Breaking News Videos \| Fox News Video Fox Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/ny
Oct 6	Manatee quorum failure delays AI data center moratorium, Jason Bearden’s Charlie Bishop showdown Florida Politics		us/fl/manatee
Oct 6	Aurora, Colo., Mayor Says Hyperscale Data Center Must Be Stopped GovTech More coverage: Denver7 · www.longmontleader.com	Boulder County, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora us/co/larimer/city/loveland us/co/boulder
Oct 6	South Bend unveils draft data center framework, says neighborhoods must come first WNDUalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: South Bend Tribune · InkFreeNews.com		us/in/st-joseph/city/south-bend
Oct 6	Fit Energy Will Use Gas-Powered Fuel Cells For Pennsylvania Data Center Project POWER Magazine More coverage: EP Magazine		us/pa/luzerne/twp/newport us/pa/luzerne
Oct 6	Mahomet ends talks with data center developer after community backlash IPM Newsroom		us/il/champaign/village/mahomet us/il/champaign
Oct 6	$575M permit filed for another data center in Memphis WREG.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Action News 5 · Yahoo · Yahoo		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 6	Legislature hears data center testimony at Grand Farm kvrr.com More coverage: InForum		us/nd us/nd/cass
Oct 6	Council further restricts data centers by closing 'loophole' in Missoula city code Montana Standardalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/mt/missoula/city/missoula
Oct 6	Congressional candidate opposes data centers despite previous vote for tax break North Penn Now		us/az
Oct 6	Hermantown approves updated data center review Duluth News Tribune ($) More coverage: fox21online.com		us/mn/st-louis/city/hermantown us/mn
Oct 6	Baldwin passes data center moratorium Lagniappe Daily		us/al/baldwin
Oct 6	Bradley County says they’re pushing forward with data center lawsuit defense WDEF More coverage: WTVC		us/tn/bradley
Oct 6	Independence MO Passes New Data Center Setback Rules Hoodline		us/mo/jackson/city/independence
Oct 6	Oakland City Council to vote on 45-day data center moratorium NBC Bay Areaalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KTVU · KTVU · KTVU · East Bay Insiders Newsletter · +1 more		us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Oct 6	Coldwater data center ordinance planned for November review Coldwater Daily Reporter ($)		us/mi/branch/city/coldwater
Oct 6	Independence City Council limits future data centers Spectrum News More coverage: ABC17NEWS · KXEO		us/mo/jackson/city/independence us/mo/boone/city/columbia
Oct 6	Marietta weighs new controls on data center applications Marietta Daily Journal		us/ga/cobb/city/marietta
Oct 6	Evansville City Council passes data center moratorium Courier & Pressalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Inside INdiana Business · WNIN · InkFreeNews.com · WVPE		us/in/vanderburgh/city/evansville us/in/vanderburgh us/in/howard/city/kokomo
Oct 6	Here’s what you need to know about the Data Center Executive Orders from Maryland and Virginia Potomac Conservancy		us/md us/va
Oct 6	A Plattsburgh man planned a data center in Chateaugay. Locals are pushing back North Country Public Radioalso carried by 2 other outlets		us/ny/town/chateaugay
Oct 6	Detroit council member seeks 18-month pause on data center permits: 'There are no protections in place' Planet Detroit		us/mi/wayne/city/detroit
Oct 6	LA County supervisors to consider developing data center ban NBC Los Angelesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: LAmag · Patch	Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/montebello us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 6	Data center developers target Linn County towns of Fairfax, Walford Radio Iowa	Linn County, IA	us/ia/linn us/ia/linn/city/fairfax us/ia/linn/city/walford
Oct 6	Data center ordinance returns to Augusta Commission The Augusta Press More coverage: WRDW	Augusta, GA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 6	Lexington council to discuss data center regulations, hear public input WKYTalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WUKY · The Lexington Times · WEKU · Lexington Herald Leader · +12 more	Lexington-Fayette, KY (named in coverage)	— us/ky/fayette
Oct 6	Ortiz Announces November 12th Executive Committee Consideration Of ALPR Ban And Data Center Moratorium Proposals 1340 WJOL		us/fl/miami-dade/city/miami
Oct 6	Menasha Common Council approves 1-year data center moratorium WFRV Local 5also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Urban Milwaukee · The Business Journals · WHBY		us/wi/winnebago/city/menasha us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Oct 6	N.J.’s impossible AI data center choice: Refuse and get sued, or give in and face fury OregonLive.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: lehighvalleylive · NJ.com		us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland us/nj
Oct 6	In Pennsylvania, residents turn down $10,000 each to back a data center: ‘It’s like bribery’ Syracuse.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: PennLive.com · Patch		us/pa/luzerne/twp/hazle
Oct 6	Secrecy leaves small towns to take heat for data centers: ‘Not what we signed up for’ SILive.comalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: MassLive.com		us/mi/macomb
Oct 6	Leaders weigh temporary moratorium as they develop proactive Schoolcraft data center rules WWMTalso carried by 3 other outlets	Schoolcraft Township, MI (named in coverage)	—
Oct 6	Conservation group calls for moratorium on AI data centers on US public lands Hawaii Tribune-Herald ($) More coverage: Yahoo
Oct 6	P&Z to revisit development moratorium, data center pause Moore County Observeralso carried by 5 other outlets More coverage: Action News 5 · Action News 5 · Daily Memphian · WBKO · +2 more		us/tn/moore us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 6	Op-ed: Delaware County needs a data center pause, more planning The Star Press		us/in/delaware us/in/delaware/city/muncie
Oct 6	Missouri developer sues critic of data center proposals for defamation Springfield News-Leader ($)		us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Oct 6	Substation construction underway for Union County data center project standard-journal.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: lehighvalleylive · PennLive.com		us/pa/union
Oct 6	Imperial County board to tackle data center moratorium, potential ballot measure Imperial Valley Press Online More coverage: The Mendocino Voice	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/mendocino
Oct 6	Fight erupts during council meeting about moratorium; vote delayed WREG.com		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 6	New Maryland data center task force draws mixed reactions from experts, advocacy groups The Diamondback		us/md
Oct 6	Pitt commissioners meet tonight with data center zoning regulations on the agenda WCTI	Edgecombe County, NC	us/nc/pitt us/nc/edgecombe
Oct 6	St. Louis County Planning Commission delays vote on data center regulations amid calls for stricter rules and revisions KSDK More coverage: The Business Journals · KSDK		us/mo/st-louis
Oct 6	Vermillion County commissioners reject data center moratorium in 2-1 vote WTHI-TValso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: commercial-news.com		us/in/vermillion
Oct 6	City of Alachua approves 12-month moratorium on AI data centers WCJB \| TV20also carried by 5 other outlets More coverage: SuaraGarut.ID · Spectrum News · Spectrum News · WCJB \| TV20 · +9 more		us/fl/alachua/city/alachua us/fl/volusia us/fl/levy
Oct 6	Beaufort Co. planning commission recommends a temporary moratorium on data centers WTOC More coverage: The Sumter Item		us/sc/beaufort us/sc/clarendon
Oct 6	Homeowners Seek Records From Company, Bank in Birmingham Data Center Fight WBMA	Jefferson County, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham us/al/jefferson
Oct 6	Mid-South data center development comes to a vote localmemphis.com		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 6	Independence council restricts future data centers after Nebius backlash KCTV More coverage: FOX 2 · KSDK		us/mo/jackson/city/independence us/mo/st-charles/city/wentzville
Oct 6	Delphos City Council approves 18-month data center moratorium hometownstations.comalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/oh/allen/city/delphos
Oct 6	Humboldt County Supervisors consider data center and logging bans Times-Standard ($) More coverage: Lost Coast Outpost · KRCR · Times-Standard · Jefferson Public Radio	Humboldt County, CA	us/ca/humboldt
Oct 6	Kings Mountain discusses extension of data center moratorium Queen City News More coverage: WRAL · SuaraGarut.ID · The Business Journals · WRAL · +7 more		us/nc/cleveland/city/kings-mountain us/nc/wake/city/raleigh us/nc/mecklenburg/city/charlotte
Oct 6	Salem joins list of cities halting data center development with moratorium KATU		us/or/marion/city/salem
Oct 6	WI Rapids approves 12-month data center moratorium to address concerns wisconsinrapidstribune.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Daily Tribune Media · Daily Tribune Media		us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Oct 6	Lincoln County holds public hearing after a 6-month emergency moratorium pauses data center permits KXLY.com		us/wa/lincoln
Oct 5	Tazewell County data center moratorium makes final steps for approval Yahooalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: CIProud.com · WEEK \| 25 News Now · WEEK \| 25 News Now		us/il/tazewell
Oct 5	County to consider moratorium on data centers Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper More coverage: Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper		us/id/blaine
Oct 5	AR: RESIDENTS OPPOSE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT NEAR STATELINE KOAM News Nowalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KY3 · KSMU Radio		us/mo/oregon/city/thayer us/mo/christian/city/ozark us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Oct 5	Memphis City Council to vote on data center moratorium Tuesday WREG.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: localmemphis.com · The Commercial Appeal · Tri-State Defender · Action News 5		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 5	Stafford data center on Tuesday’s Supervisors’ agenda Fredericksburg.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Fredericksburg.com · The Center Square		us/va/stafford
Oct 5	Settlement bans data center development across most of Colleton County’s ACE Basin Live 5 Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WCBD News 2 · Post and Courier · Yahoo · Bluffton Today	Colleton County, SC	us/sc/colleton
Oct 5	Target 7: Inside a community next to a data center WDBJ7	Botetourt County, VA Caldwell County, NC	us/va/botetourt us/nc/caldwell
Oct 5	Power grid audits shifting plan for data center developer in Austin suburb The Real Deal ($)		us/tx/williamson/city/hutto us/tx
Oct 5	Aberdeen considers data center moratorium extension KELOLAND.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Aberdeen Insider · Dakota Broadcasting	City of Aberdeen	us/sd/brown/city/aberdeen
Oct 5	Groups seek data center moratorium in Sioux Falls KELOLAND.com More coverage: Sioux Falls Live · Tri-State Livestock News	City of Sioux Falls	us/sd/minnehaha/city/sioux-falls
Oct 5	Memphis City Council to vote on updated data center moratorium ordinance on Tuesday localmemphis.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Action News 5 · Daily Memphian · WREG.com · Action News 5 · +14 more		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 5	Cheyenne Public Services Committee advances annexation proposals to final city vote Cap City News		us/wy/laramie/city/cheyenne
Oct 5	County Eyes AI Data Center Ban in Unincorporated Areas Westside Currentalso carried by 1 other outlet	Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/los-angeles
Oct 5	A 'computer glitch' may have caused huge N.J. data center fuel spill — and a lawmaker wants answers NJ.com ($)		us/nj/hudson/town/secaucus us/nj
Oct 5	ABC24 News Update\| City Council to vote on data center moratorium localmemphis.com More coverage: localmemphis.com · localmemphis.com		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 5	Data Center Moratorium Extension On City Council's Radar This Week patch.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: patch.com · riversiderecord.org · CBS News · NBC Palm Springs · +12 more		us/ca/riverside/city/indio us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Oct 5	City Council member says data center moratorium will not benefit Memphis WREG.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: scalawagmagazine.org		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 5	Proposed Pennsylvania data center rules emphasize transparency, local control WGALalso carried by 10 other outlets More coverage: Erie Times-News · Bay Journal		us/pa
Oct 5	South Bristol to hear public comment on proposed data center ban Fingerlakes1.com More coverage: Finger Lakes Times		us/ny/town/south-bristol us/ny/ontario
Oct 5	Amid lawsuit, Springfield City Council to consider defining ‘data center,’ extending moratorium Springfield Daily Citizen		us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Oct 5	Indio City Council to Consider Extending Data Center Moratorium Through 2027 MyNewsLA.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: patch.com		us/ca/riverside/city/indio
Oct 5	In case you missed it: Hancock County 6-month data center application ban is a no-go Globe Gazette		us/ia/hancock
Oct 5	Cincinnati’s Data Center Zoning Overlay Blocks New Projects Across 22,000+ Parcels Realtor.com		us/oh/hamilton/city/cincinnati
Oct 5	Petersburg Borough Assembly to consider appeal, budget adjustments, data center-related items today KFSK		us/ak/petersburg
Oct 5	Loudoun Board Prepares for Big Data Center Changes as Lawsuit Threats Loom LoudounNow.com More coverage: The Business Journals · Bisnow	Loudoun County, VA	us/va/loudoun
Oct 5	Urbana mayor reveals proposed settlement in $1B data center dispute Springfield News-Sun ($)also carried by 1 other outlet		us/oh/champaign/city/urbana
Oct 5	City of Brownsville, TX - Municipal Government. . The Brownsville City Commission will hold the second of three public hearings on a proposed data center moratorium during its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6, at 5 p.m. and the third and final public he facebook.com More coverage: facebook.com		us/tx/cameron/city/brownsville
Oct 5	Hallam Village Board to decide Monolith data center proposal Monday omaha.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: York News-Times · 1011now.com · SuaraGarut.ID · KOLN \| Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports \| Lincoln, NE · +1 more		us/ne/lancaster/village/hallam
Oct 5	Mayor Paul Young speaks to media ahead of city council's vote on data centers Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: localmemphis.com · Yahoo · Yahoo · localmemphis.com · +1 more		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 5	LACo Supervisors Consider Banning Data Centers MyNewsLA.com More coverage: KPBS · The Riverside Record	Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/montebello us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 5	New Kent leaders reject proposed 2-year data center moratorium wric.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Daily Press		us/va/new-kent
Oct 5	Escobar says she remains concerned over Fort Bliss data center KTSM 9 Newsalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: KFOX		us/tx/el-paso/city/el-paso
Oct 5	Austin Suburb Set To Decide On Annexation, Zoning For Data Center Campus Yahoo More coverage: bisnow.com		us/tx/williamson/city/taylor us/tx/williamson
Oct 5	PRCA, Orchard Hills properties near final city approval, need committee support today Cap City News	Laramie County, WY	us/wy/laramie/city/cheyenne us/wy/laramie
Oct 5	Bernalillo councilors hit pause on data center permitting Sandoval Signpost More coverage: Santa Fe New Mexican · 96.3 KKOB	Bernalillo County, NM	us/nm/bernalillo us/nm/colfax/city/raton
Oct 5	Grayslake Releases Video Addressing Data Center Questions Patch		us/il/lake/village/grayslake
Oct 5	Charleston may adopt data center ban while developing regulations Journal Gazette & Times-Courieralso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: The Pantagraph · MyRadioLink.com		us/il/coles/city/charleston
Oct 5	UPDATED: Rezoning requests removed from agenda Enidnews.com More coverage: Enidnews.com		us/ok/garfield/city/enid
Oct 5	Petition to recall Lacy Lakeview council members over data center proposal 25 News KXXV		us/tx/city/lacy-lakeview
Oct 5	As debate rages, St. Johns County Board weighs yearlong data center pause to study impacts St. Johns Citizen		us/fl/st-johns
Oct 5	Kings Mountain to hold public hearing on future of data centers Yahoo More coverage: WCNC		us/nc/cleveland/city/kings-mountain us/nc/mecklenburg/city/charlotte
Oct 5	Group working to create groundwater protection plan WREG.com		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 5	TeraWulf doubles Kentucky data center power deal to a full gigawatt startupfortune.com		us/ky/greenup us/wi
Oct 5	Kalamazoo city commission to hold final vote on data center moratorium tonight WKZO		us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Oct 5	Mount Pleasant committee revisits data center issues as moratorium advances WCIValso carried by 1 other outlet		us/sc/charleston/town/mount-pleasant
Oct 5	Cleveland’s data center debate heats up: 5 takeaways from city’s latest public hearing Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Star Beacon		us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland us/oh/ashtabula/city/conneaut
Oct 5	Hazle Township rejects Project Hazelnut AI data center plan NewsBytes		us/pa/luzerne/twp/hazle
Oct 5	Eastern Nebraska village becomes first to permanently ban data centers Nebraska Public Media		us/ne/cass/village/nehawka us/ne/cass
Oct 5	Logan to hold second data center open house Oct. 5 The Utah Statesman		us/ut/cache/city/logan
Oct 5	Anne Arundel council expected to consider data center moratorium WBAL News Radioalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Capital Gazette · WMAR 2 News Baltimore · WBAL-TV · Baltimore Sun · +1 more	Anne Arundel County, MD	us/md/anne-arundel us/md/frederick/city/frederick
Advocacy press release, not independent reporting The Memphis data center moratorium is about putting people first, not corporations Issued by MLK50 · Oct 5 Independent reporting on this, published after the release: Pearson says he hasn’t received letter banning him from council meetings, says home address was leaked Yahoo · Oct 9 Rep. Justin J. Pearson banned from two Memphis City Council meetings after protest over data center moratorium localmemphis.com · Oct 9 Young orders 90-day data center review Daily Memphian · Oct 9 Data centers are 'not welcome' in Tennessee, farmer says Fox News · Oct 9 Council passes first reading of data center regulation ordinance, gives ban notices FOX13 Memphis · Oct 8 LIVE \| Memphis councilman holding presser to address Tuesday's interrupted council meeting localmemphis.com · Oct 8 Memphis City Council holds meeting continuing Tuesday’s agenda WREG.com · Oct 8 Memphis City Councilman requesting public safety reviews, potential criminal charges FOX13 Memphis · Oct 7 Council to vote on data center moratorium Thursday Action News 5 · Oct 7 Shelby County Commission introduces own data center development moratorium ordinance localmemphis.com · Oct 7 After uproarious Memphis City Council meeting, what happens next? The Commercial Appeal · Oct 7 Protesters rally against data centers in Memphis ahead of city council vote localmemphis.com · Oct 6 Tennessee Democratic Party calls for data center moratorium WDEF · Oct 6 P&Z to revisit development moratorium, data center pause Moore County Observer · Oct 6 Fight erupts during council meeting about moratorium; vote delayed WREG.com · Oct 6 Mid-South data center development comes to a vote localmemphis.com · Oct 6 Memphis City Council to vote on data center moratorium Tuesday WREG.com · Oct 5 Memphis City Council to vote on updated data center moratorium ordinance on Tuesday localmemphis.com · Oct 5 ABC24 News Update\| City Council to vote on data center moratorium localmemphis.com · Oct 5 City Council member says data center moratorium will not benefit Memphis WREG.com · Oct 5 Mayor Paul Young speaks to media ahead of city council's vote on data centers Yahoo · Oct 5 Group working to create groundwater protection plan WREG.com · Oct 5 City of Memphis, TN
Oct 5	Colorado data center fight heads to Brighton next as opposition grows The Colorado Sun		us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/weld
Oct 5	Michigan Data Centers: The Weekly Download Yahoo		us/mi us/mi/saginaw/city/saginaw us/mi/wayne
Oct 5	Town of Lansing to Draft Data Center Ban Following Public Upset The Cornell Daily Sun More coverage: Tompkins Weekly · The Ithaca Voice		us/ny/town/lansing us/ny
Oct 5	Texas Pauses Certain Data Center Approvals Amid Grid, Water, and Community Concerns globalelr.com More coverage: the Electrical Distributor magazine · Lockhart Post Register · TOKENPOST · TOKENPOST		us/tx
Oct 5	Nasdaq-listed tech company names Pa. county as site for big data center campus in the works PennLive.com ($)		us/pa/tioga
Oct 5	York County, searching for the right experts, may extend its data center moratorium Rock Hill Herald		us/sc/york
Oct 5	California Enacts Seven Data Center Bills, Effective January 1, 2027: New Tariff, Entitlement, And Disclosure Rules For Hyperscalers, Developers, And Power Producers Mondaqalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: natlawreview.com · The Desert Review · The Desert Review · KQED · +1 more	Imperial County, CA	us/ca us/ca/imperial us/ca/santa-clara/city/santa-clara
Oct 5	New Jersey developer seriously considering data center near Hagerstown The Herald-Mail ($)		us/md/washington/city/hagerstown us/md/washington
Oct 5	Vertical Data Centers Face Cost-Proximity Trade-Offs DataCenterKnowledge		us/mo/jackson/city/kansas-city
Oct 5	Councilors likely to vote on crypto ATM, data center measures The Daily News of Newburyport		us/ma/city/newburyport
Oct 5	Airport commission to review Benicia data center standards DailyRepublic.com	Solano County, CA	us/ca/solano/city/benicia us/ca/solano
Oct 5	Pa.’s Environmental Rights Amendment is the focus of a Lackawanna County data center fight News From The States More coverage: penncapital-star.com · News From The States · Mon Valley Independent		us/pa/lycoming/twp/muncy us/pa us/pa/lackawanna
Oct 5	'Project Hercules' data center construction expected to start by end of the year in Appomattox County Cardinal News		us/va/appomattox us/va/appomattox/town/appomattox
Oct 5	Why Hillsboro Residents Must Show Up This Tuesday: The Stakes for the October 6 Data Center Code Vote The Hillsboro Herald		us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Oct 5	Wilbarger County candidates debate taxes and data center Yahoo	Wilbarger County, TX	us/tx/wilbarger
Oct 5	Sound measuring equipment installed at Brookwood Middle School tied to data center project WBRC 6 News		us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood us/al/tuscaloosa
Oct 5	Every household in this rural town will get $10,000 if a data center gets built The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: PennLive.com	Swatara Township, PA (named in coverage)	us/pa/luzerne/twp/hazle —
Oct 5	Letter: Botetourt data center isn't worth costs Roanoke Times	Botetourt County, VA	us/va/botetourt us/va/spd/western-virginia-water
Oct 5	'We're going to win this': Tonganoxie vows to defeat proposed Project Bluestem's hyperscale data center KSHB 41 Kansas City		us/ks/leavenworth us/ks/leavenworth/city/tonganoxie
Oct 5	Oracle's Wisconsin AI data center hits a Wisconsin power line roadblock Startup Fortune More coverage: finance.biggo.com		us/wi us/wi/ozaukee
Oct 5	Rally targets proposed Mahomet data center ahead of Oct. 13 village meeting Mahomet Daily		us/il/champaign/village/mahomet
Oct 4	Luzerne County’s proposed data center zoning ordinance amendment up for discussion Thursday The Sunday Dispatchalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WFMZ.com · The Sunday Dispatch · The Citizens' Voice		us/pa/luzerne us/pa/berks/city/reading
Oct 4	South Fulton Mayor Backs Data Centers For Economic Growth Bisnow ($) More coverage: hoodline.com	Fulton County, GA	us/ga/fulton/city/south-fulton us/ga/fulton
Oct 4	Protests in Seattle, across WA call for pause on AI data center boom The Seattle Times ($)also carried by 6 other outlets More coverage: Union-Bulletin · Washington State Standard · Yakima Herald-Republic · Seattle Red · +1 more		us/wa us/wa/king/city/seattle us/wa/spokane/city/spokane
Oct 4	Data center developer appears to be eyeing land northwest of Lincoln Lincoln Journal Star ($)	Lancaster County, NE	us/ne/lancaster us/ne/lancaster/city/lincoln
Oct 4	In Upper Burrell, where fracking and AI industries converge, residents look to regulate data centers 90.5 WESA		us/pa/westmoreland/twp/upper-burrell
Oct 4	Kokomo mayor details plans for data center campus WPTA \| 21Alive \| Fort Wayne, IN		us/in/howard/city/kokomo
Oct 4	Skybox Files $550M Fourth Data Center in Hutto as Texas Tightens Grid Rules Hoodline More coverage: CRE Daily		us/tx/williamson/city/hutto us/tx
Oct 4	WEEKEND WRAP-UP: Most watched videos in Lincoln this week (Oct. 4, 2026) KOLN \| Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports \| Lincoln, NE		us/ne
Oct 4	Juli Briskman, a member of the Loudoun County board of supervisors, poses for a portrait near the construction site of a data center on Sept. 28, 2026. Briskman has called for a moratorium on data center construction as residents have increasingly pushed bac The Lufkin Daily News	Loudoun County, VA	us/va/loudoun
Oct 4	Face the Facts: State Rep. Nicole Karides-Ditria calls for lawmakers to take another look at state's data center law NBC Connecticut	Town of Beacon Falls State of Connecticut	us/ct/town/beacon-falls us/ct
Oct 4	Ransom Twp. supervisors poised to vote on data center ordinance Scranton Times-Tribune ($) More coverage: Scranton Times-Tribune		us/pa/lackawanna/twp/ransom us/pa/lackawanna
Oct 4	Data center webinar focuses on water usage Leader Publications		us/mo/jefferson/city/festus us/mo/jefferson
Oct 4	Stop the misguided West Richland data center project \| Opinion Tri-City Herald More coverage: AppleValleyNewsNow.com		us/wa/benton/city/richland us/wa/benton/city/west-richland
Oct 4	Election 2026: 11 candidates vie for 3 Pittsburg City Council seats The Mercury News ($) More coverage: East Bay Times		us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Oct 4	Meet the ‘mini Erin Brockoviches’ battling a data center's eminent domain threat—and Amazon's shadow Fortune ($)also carried by 1 other outlet		us/pa/luzerne/twp/hazle us/pa/luzerne us/pa
Oct 4	Casselton-area residents question data center location on prime farmland North Dakota Monitoralso carried by 1 other outlet		us/nd/cass/twp/harmony us/nd
Oct 4	Data centers are back before Council this week. 5 things worth watching CivicLexalso carried by 1 other outlet		us/ky/fayette
Oct 4	Developer behind 2 Dauphin County data centers to hold public info session PennLive.com ($)		us/pa/dauphin
Oct 4	Air quality permits OK’d for generators to power Meta cnhinews.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: greensburgdailynews.com		us/in us/in/boone/city/lebanon
Oct 4	Fort Smith directors set to vote on data center rules during rare Monday meeting Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Talk Business & Politics · River Valley Democrat-Gazette · Talk Business & Politics		us/ar/sebastian/city/fort-smith
Oct 4	Data center power demands prompt new protections for Madison's electric grid New Jersey Hills Media Group		us/nj/morris/borough/madison
Oct 4	Statewide data center moratorium highlights environmental concerns thhsclassic.com More coverage: Spectrum News · Fingerlakes1.com · North Country Public Radio · The Poughkeepsie Journal		us/ny us/ny/town/west-seneca
Oct 3	Website launched to promote Newport Twp. data center campus The Citizens' Voice ($) More coverage: The Citizens' Voice	Newport Township, Luzerne County, PA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 3	Rep. Grego questioned about his stance on data centers McAlester newsalso carried by 1 other outlet	Ritter County, OK (named in coverage)	—
Oct 3	Why Seattle’s data center moratorium isn’t stopping new projects The Daily Chroniclealso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: dailyrecordnews.com · NewsRadio 560 KPQ · Nonstop Local News · TriYakNews.com		us/wa/king/city/seattle us/wa/kittitas/city/ellensburg
Oct 3	Osceola County Says Large-Scale AI Data Center Applications Will Not Be Considered Pending State Study Positively Osceola		us/fl/osceola us/fl
Oct 3	Honey Brook Data Center Rules Head to Oct. 14 Vote MyChesCo		us/pa/chester/twp/honey-brook
Oct 3	Woodfin's Wife Subpoenaed in Birmingham Nebius Lawsuit Hoodline	Jefferson County, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham us/al/jefferson
Oct 3	Calls for civility after Project Taurus directed to, from city leaders Colorado Springs Gazette ($)		us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Oct 3	Concerns raised regarding Indiana draw on Kankakee River Shaw Local ($)		us/il/kankakee
Oct 3	Pa. data center bills race to the finish line before voting ends audacy.com		us/pa
Oct 3	Memphis Council Faces Final Vote on Data Center Pause as Rally Targets Musk Hoodlinealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo · Morning Honey · TMZ		us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Oct 3	Regulators approve 3,000-acre Amazon data center in Wharton County The Center Square More coverage: The Center Square		us/tx/wharton us/tx
Oct 3	AWS Drops Government NDAs — After South Bend Banned Them First Hoosier Enquirer		us/in/st-joseph/city/south-bend
Oct 3	With six candidates on the Pine Island ballot, the real issue of a data center looms Post Bulletin ($)		us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island

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