Data centers are an economic boom in some areas and are behind the artificial intelligence economy. However, the cost to communities that host them is still in question.

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water ...

How many data centers are in South Carolina? Do data centers use water? Here are the answers to data center questions.

Environmental regulators last week said the “Project Washington” data center proposed by Starwood Digital Ventures doesn’t meet Coastal Zone Act regulations. It proposes using 516 diesel-powered ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spotlighted energy affordability and the rapid expansion of data centers during his annual budget address Tuesday, singling out PJM to speed up new electrical ...

Many welcome recent US AI expansion plans into the UK. However, alongside jubilation about billions in inward investment come troubling reservations about the environmental cost of the 95 new UK data ...

Brick buildings of homes and small businesses line the wide streets that lead to the shores of Lake Michigan and a historic lighthouse. The city celebrates the community's nautical heritage year round ...

MARANA, AZ — After Marana approved rezoning for a new data center Tuesday night, and Pima County closed on the land sale for Project Blue on Christmas Eve, the two projects are now neck-and-neck to be ...

One of the most significant bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2025 was legislation giving massive tax breaks to data centers — the enormous and energy-guzzling facilities hosting ...

We set out to identify every data center in Maricopa County's energy capacity and identify how water use varied among ...