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 ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A logger was rescued via helicopter after being struck by a falling tree in the Mount Hood National Forest on Tuesday afternoon. Around 11:10 a.m., Estacada Fire District crews ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A logger was rescued by the Oregon National Guard on Monday after being struck by a tree in the Mount Hood National Forest. Crews responded to a remote area off Forest Road ...
Communities are protesting new data centers due to environmental impacts and rising utility costs. Data centers require significant amounts of electricity and water, with consumption expected to grow.
Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...
This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...
Data is the oil that fuels the AI gold rush; machines need it to understand the world and help us solve its most pressing problems. But the way we use, collect and store data is evolving as quickly as ...
At least 16 data center projects, worth a combined $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed as local opposition mounts to the developments, according to a new study. Research collected by Data Center ...
A new study found the total value of blocked or delayed data center projects during a three-month stretch earlier this year exceeded the total in the prior two years, signaling accelerating opposition ...
The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, ...
When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates sounded ...
When the White House released memorandum M-21-31 in August 2021, it marked a turning point for federal agencies by establishing much-needed baseline logging and data preservation requirements. The ...