The AI and data center boom is here, but communities nationwide are pushing back. Here is a closer look at the industry and issues around it.

Regulation of data centers was a hot topic in the Virginia General Assembly. But many bills introduced will not become law ...

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 ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies' plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.

A bill to repeal new sales tax subsidies for data center equipment advanced out of the Georgia state Senate on Friday, while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hearing over a planned more than 850-acre data center campus in Colleton County drew hours of public testimony in December ...

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 ...

Grassroots opposition to data centers is growing in communities across the U.S. as people blame the facilities for high utility bills.

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 ...

A hearing over a planned more than 850-acre data center campus in Colleton County drew hours of public testimony in December opposing the project. Cheers and clapping filled the room as residents ...