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. 45 stories

	Story	Location
Jul 12, 2026	Oklahoma residents pack council meeting to criticize leaders over a proposed data center development - The Cool Down The Cool Down Subsidies
Jul 12, 2026	Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over noise caused by new data center - AOL.com AOL.com Power and grid	Racine County us/wi/racine
Jul 11, 2026	El Paso challenges power plant proposed for Meta campus - AOL.com AOL.com Subsidies	El Paso County us/tx/el-paso
Jul 11, 2026	Data center developer withdraws Boulder City plan, turning to adjacent federal land - AOL.com AOL.com Reduction Siting
Jul 11, 2026	Eagan data center moratorium: City faces lawsuit as Minnesota communities push back - AOL.com AOL.com Reduction Siting	Carver County us/mn/carver Wright County us/mn/wright
Jul 11, 2026	AI Data Center Boom Eclipses U.S. Transportation Spend as States Impose Power Tax - Tech Times Tech Times Reduction SubsidiesPower and grid	City of Vernon us/ca/los-angeles/city/vernon
Jul 11, 2026	Linn County doesn’t need a moratorium on data centers - thegazette.com thegazette.com ($) Reduction Siting	Linn County us/ia/linn
Jul 11, 2026	Council sets one-year moratorium for data centers - The Anniston Star The Anniston Star More coverage: Organ Mountain News Reduction Siting	Socorro County us/nm/socorro Santa Fe County us/nm/santa-fe
Jul 11, 2026	Speakout: What do you make of the Salix City Council voting to draft a data center moratorium? - Sioux City Journal Sioux City Journal ($) Reduction Siting
Jul 11, 2026	Data center highlights Caddo Parish zoning limits - The Black Chronicle The Black Chronicle Siting	Caddo Parish us/la/caddo
Jul 11, 2026	The Dalles spent 13 months fighting to keep Google’s water use secret — then records showed the data center campus consumed roughly a third of the Oregon city’s supply - ScienceBlog.com ScienceBlog.com Water
Jul 11, 2026	Burien City Council holding public hearing on data center moratorium & more Monday, July 13 - B-Town Blog B-Town Blog Reduction Siting
Jul 11, 2026	Portage takes steps toward limiting data centers and more from the week in NWI government - nwitimes.com nwitimes.com ($) Reduction Siting
Jul 11, 2026	Texas Is Fast Tracking AI Data Center Construction Using a Permitting Loophole - Truthout Truthout Expansion Power and grid	Texas us/tx
Jul 11, 2026	The data center move story we broke first takes a new turn as Natrona commissioners discuss the change - Casper Star-Tribune Casper Star-Tribune ($) Water	Natrona County us/wy/natrona
Jul 11, 2026	Walker County pauses data center applications - The Rome News-Tribune The Rome News-Tribune Reduction WaterSiting	Walker County us/ga/walker
Jul 11, 2026	Topeka City Council to hold presentation on data centers - AOL.com AOL.com More coverage: AOL.com Reduction SubsidiesSiting
Jul 11, 2026	Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan – It’s Bad for the World - scheerpost.com scheerpost.com Expansion Water
Jul 11, 2026	Solon Township board tables ordinance proposal to limit data centers - AOL.com AOL.com WaterSiting
Jul 11, 2026	Data center initiative in Perry Village moves closer to November ballot - News-Herald News-Herald ($) SubsidiesSiting	Lake County us/oh/lake
Jul 11, 2026	How Michigan established a tax-free runway for Big Tech’s massive data centers - MLive.com MLive.com ($) More coverage: MLive.com Expansion SubsidiesSitingWater
Jul 11, 2026	Rogersville considering pause on data center development as water system hits capacity - WAFF WAFF ($) Reduction Siting
Jul 11, 2026	Plans filed for Mifflin County data center days before planned moratorium vote - AOL.com AOL.com SubsidiesWaterSiting	Mifflin County us/pa/mifflin
Jul 11, 2026	Vast environmental harm inflicted, projected for Monarch, Google data center sites - herald-dispatch.com herald-dispatch.com ($) Water	Putnam County us/wv/putnam Mason County us/wv/mason
Jul 11, 2026	Data centers firmly rejected for Sarasota County in unanimous vote - Your Observer Your Observer Reduction Siting	Sarasota County us/fl/sarasota
Jul 11, 2026	Nearly a third of Indiana counties now curb data centers, and 2 have banned them outright - Yahoo Yahoo Reduction Siting	Marshall County us/in/marshall Cass County us/in/cass City of Indianapolis us/in/city/indianapolis
Jul 11, 2026	Haines City data center project stalled by water capacity shortage - AOL.com AOL.com Reduction SubsidiesWaterSiting
Jul 11, 2026	Data Center concerns spark countywide zoning discussions - WCLU Radio WCLU Radio Siting	Barren County us/ky/barren
Jul 11, 2026	Colorado city eyes new data center rules as AI boom raises water, power, and noise fears - The Cool Down The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet Water
Jul 11, 2026	Waterford resident asks Washington County Commissioners for ‘help’ regarding data center project - News and Sentinel News and Sentinel Subsidies	Washington County us/oh/washington
Jul 11, 2026	REPORT: Neighbors Barricade Windows With Mattresses, Plexiglass To Escape Virginia Data Center’s High-Pitched Whine - AOL.com AOL.com Siting	Loudoun County us/va/loudoun
Jul 11, 2026	Akron looks to slow data center growth with new approval process - Signal Akron Signal Akron Reduction Subsidies
Jul 11, 2026	As summer temperatures rise, data center debate heats up - vindy.com vindy.com WaterPower and grid	City of Lowell us/ma/city/lowell
Jul 11, 2026	Missoula County Hits Pause On Data Centers After Bonner Proposal Would Have Outpowered The Entire City - Newstalk KGVO Newstalk KGVO Reduction Siting	Missoula County us/mt/missoula
Jul 11, 2026	Hochul Silent as Pressure Mounts From Liberal Democrats, Environmental Groups to Sign Data Center Moratorium - NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Reduction Siting
Jul 11, 2026	Commissioners to again discuss moratorium on data center development - North Platte Bulletin North Platte Bulletinalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: AOL.com · Texomashomepage.com · TheDailyNewsOnline.com · Yahoo · +6 more Reduction SitingSubsidies	Lincoln County us/ne/lincoln Young County us/tx/young City of Indianapolis us/in/city/indianapolis
Jul 11, 2026	LETTER: Narrow-minded fights against data centers - Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Rockford Register Star · AOL.com · Mankato Free Press Reduction WaterSiting	City of Boulder us/nv/city/boulder
Jul 11, 2026	Hampton Roads cities are taking very different approaches to data centers - NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Subsidies	City of Chesapeake us/va/city/chesapeake City of Newport News us/va/city/newport-news City of Virginia Beach us/va/city/virginia-beach
Jul 11, 2026	Leon County to decide on year long moratorium on AI data centers - AOL.com AOL.com Reduction WaterSiting	Leon County us/fl/leon
Jul 11, 2026	Federal judge orders Wilmington to redo key ordinances tied to Amazon's $4 billion data center project - WCPO 9 Cincinnati WCPO 9 Cincinnati Reduction Subsidies
Jul 11, 2026	Judge rules Oxmoor Valley neighbors’ lawsuit against Nebius data center can proceed - WBRC WBRC ($) Siting	City of Birmingham us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham
Jul 11, 2026	Judge strikes defamation lawsuit against San Diego journalist over data center reporting - Courthouse News Courthouse News Water	Imperial County us/ca/imperial City of San Diego us/ca/san-diego/city/san-diego
Jul 11, 2026	Boyd County freezes new data centers for six months, but EastPark project is exempt - WCHS WCHS Reduction Siting	Boyd County us/ky/boyd Elliott County us/ky/elliott Lawrence County us/ky/lawrence
Jul 11, 2026	Developers aim to build massive data center campus in eastern Goochland - WWBT WWBT ($) More coverage: WKRC Expansion SitingSubsidies	Goochland County us/va/goochland Butler County us/oh/butler
Jul 11, 2026	Pensacola Councilman Charles Bare proposes AI data center ban - AOL.com AOL.com Reduction Siting	Escambia County us/fl/escambia Santa Rosa County us/fl/santa-rosa

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