Gas turbines — like the ones used at xAI’s Southaven power plant — pump out smog-forming pollution, fine particulate matter, and hazardous chemicals. These pollutants are tied to increases in asthma, ...

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Denver City Council’s May 2026 data center moratorium targets facilities using up to 800,000 gallons daily amid record drought I reincarnated in Charleston, SC and currently live in Los Angeles, CA. A ...

Public backlash against power-hungry data centers is spreading beyond the U.S. to Europe and Asia as communities raise concerns over electricity, water and land use. Opposition is increasingly ...

Google is taking its first step toward making Project Suncatcher a reality. Announced last year, Suncatcher is Google’s “moonshot” effort to design orbital AI data centers, which AI boosters like Elon ...

Executives at Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google countered criticism of the rapid expansion of data centers at this week’s climate meetings in New York. They sought to ease the concerns by ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered a halt on all environmental permits for data centers. The pause will remain until audits of the state's electric grid and water resources are complete. This ...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott is widening his moratorium on data centers, directing Texas environmental regulators to stop issuing permits for new projects across the state. The order marks Abbott’s ...

Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities. By Maureen Farrell The backlash ...

Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free ...

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Washington correspondent, CBS News 24/7 and CBS Stations Natalie Brand is a Washington correspondent covering the White House and Capitol Hill for CBS News 24/7 and CBS Stations. A Virginia state ...