Blue Island residents speak out against possible data center, mayor says comments are premature

Blue Island residents told the City Council and Mayor Fred Bilotto they oppose a data center at the Metro South Hospital site ...

New study raises heat island concerns as NC data center boom grows

New research suggests AI data centers may create local heat islands. As North Carolina expands rapidly, communities are ...
MinnPost

Counterpoint: Pine Island data center project is far from a gold standard

The project is a cautionary tale of what not to do and one of the worst worst examples Minnesota could possibly pick to emulate. In her March 26 Voices piece on a proposed Pine Island, Minnesota, data ...
CNN

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...
Newsday

Long Island population grew, but international migration plummeted amid ICE raids, Census data shows

The international migration that helped drive recent Long Island population growth declined last year amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown, according to analysis of U.S. Census Bureau ...
MinnPost

The Pine Island blueprint: How Minnesota is setting the standard for data centers

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. In Pine Island ...
The Providence Journal

Should RI give big tax breaks to attract data centers? Here's the debate.

A Rhode Island solar developer is advocating for a 30-year sales tax break to attract a data center to the state. The proposal has sparked debate, with supporters citing potential economic benefits ...