Electricity prices rising by double the rate of inflation. Data center demand means no relief ahead, analysts say The impact of the AI industry on electricity prices has turned into a major political flashpoint ahead of the midterm elections this November.

CONCERNING! "Electricity prices rising by double the rate of inflation. Data center demand means no relief ahead, analysts say."

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GEORGIA ESTIMATES THEY WILL LOSE $2.5 BILLION IN DATA CENTER TAX BREAKS IN ONE YEAR. VIRGINIA HAS LOST $1.6 BILLION IN 2025 FROM DATA CENTER SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS.

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NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9144 Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and g...

NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCE A SENATE BILL TO IMPOSE A 3-YEAR MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTER PERMITS

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What is the Climate Cost of AI? - Western Resource Advocates Learn about the climate threat AI data centers pose for the West and some of the ways we can protect our climate wins.

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE COST OF AI?

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Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate large data centers in Michigan The three bills would start building a framework for regulating the environmental impacts of "hyperscale" data centers.

SENATE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILLS TO REGULATE LARGE DATA CENTERS IN MICHIGAN

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When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

WHEN THE AI BUBBLE BURSTS, HUMANS WILL FINALLY HAVE THEIR CHANCE TO TAKE BACK CONTROL

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‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic His opposition to AI has little to do with cultural grievances or “woke” ideology — and far more to do with economic disruption, labor displacement and the scale of the technology itself.

‘WE HAVE TO REJECT THAT WITH EVERY FIBER OF OUR BEING’: DESANTIS EMERGES AS A CHIEF AI SKEPTIC

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Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First

VIRGINIA DATA CENTER ANNUAL LOSSES TOP $1 BILLION

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5 Questions With Shaolei Ren: AI and Data Centers’ Public Health Harms - Good Jobs First 5 Questions With Shaolei Ren: AI and Data Centers’ Public Health Harms - Good Jobs First

5 QUESTIONS WITH SHAOLEI REN: AI AND DATA CENTERS’ PUBLIC HEALTH HARMS

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As Towns and Cities Fight Off Data Centers, Calls Grow for a National Moratorium The battle to build new data centers has pitted communities across the country against Silicon Valley.

AS TOWNS AND CITIES FIGHT OFF DATA CENTERS, CALLS GROW FOR A NATIONAL MORATORIUM

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‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried

‘JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION’: HOW BIG A THREAT IS AI TO THE CLIMATE?

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Should people have a legal right to quiet in their homes and yards? Unwanted noise is a health hazard, just like secondhand smoke is. Should people have a legal right to quiet in their own homes and yards?

SHOULD PEOPLE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO QUIET IN THEIR HOMES AND YARDS?

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200+ Environmental Groups Demand Halt to Construction of New U.S. Data Centers More than 200 environmental groups are demanding a national moratorium on the construction of data centers in the U.S until new regulations are put in place. In an open letter addressed to Congress,…

200+ ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS DEMAND HALT TO CONSTRUCTION OF NEW U.S. DATA CENTERS

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Bitcoin Mining Became a 24/7 Nightmare For This Texas County Texas residents say Marathon Digital’s Bitcoin mine created nonstop noise, lawsuits, and a failed cityhood bid. Inside the Hood County fight.

MARA’S BITCOIN MINING BECAME A NIGHTMARE FOR THIS TEXAS TOWN
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Data center discussions develop around region KINGSPORT -- The Sullivan County Commission and Kingsport Regional Planning Commission will vote Thursday to address concerns surrounding data centers and cryptocurrency mining.

DATA CENTER DISCUSSIONS DEVELOP AROUND REGION (TN)
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Bitdeer Leases Nevada Facility to Scale US Bitcoin Miner Production Bitdeer has secured a logistics facility in northern Nevada to reposition supply chains and expand its US footprint for bitcoin mining hardware production amid growing trade and tariff uncertainty.

BITDEER LEASES NEVADA FACILITY TO SCALE US BITCOIN MINER PRODUCTION
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Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center "The world needs better ways to understand what's actually happening on the ground."

Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center

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Philly man's bitcoin mining scheme allegedly defrauded investors of $48.5 million Danh C. Vo, 37, is accused of scamming thousands of people who bought into his crypto company and then fleeing to Vietnam.

Philly man's bitcoin mining scheme allegedly defrauded investors of $48.5 million

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WHY SOME BITCOIN MINING COMPANIES ARE DITCHING CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR AI

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Nearly 7,000 of the world’s 8,808 data centers are built in the wrong climate, analysis find — vast majority located outside optimal temperature range for cooling, 600 in locations considered too hot Most facilities sit outside the temperature range recommended for efficient operation, as AI growth pushes data centers into hotter regions.

NEARLY 7,000 OF THE WORLD’S 8,808 DATA CENTERS ARE BUILT IN THE WRONG CLIMATE, ANALYSIS FIND — VAST MAJORITY LOCATED OUTSIDE OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR COOLING, 600 IN LOCATIONS CONSIDERED TOO HOT

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Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting back

WATER LEVELS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ARE FALLING – JUST AS US DATA CENTERS MOVE IN

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LOCAL PUSHBACK GROWS AGAINST AI DATA CENTERS

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How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal…

HOW A TRUMP BUSINESS DEAL WITH A CRYPTO FIRM EXPOSES POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

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Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First

VIRGINIA DATA CENTER ANNUAL LOSSES TOP $1 BILLION

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Texas town battles nonstop noise from bitcoin mine A rural Texas community says nonstop noise from a bitcoin mine is destroying their lives.

TEXAS TOWN BATTLES NONSTOP NOISE FROM BITCOIN MINE

A rural Texas community says nonstop noise from a bitcoin mine is destroying their lives.

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Keeping worker protection aligned with data center expansion Lead-acid and lithium battery chemicals, refrigerants and some cleaning supplies are among data center hazards that require immediate treatment if on-site personnel come in contact with them.

KEEPING WORKER PROTECTION ALIGNED WITH DATA CENTER EXPANSION

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President Trump’s AI National Policy Executive Order Is an Unambiguous Threat to States Beyond Just AI The executive order is a legally unjustifiable incursion into the rights of states; will be used to threaten and intimidate states; and does not uphold the administration’s promises to exempt AI…

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S AI NATIONAL POLICY EXECUTIVE ORDER IS AN UNAMBIGUOUS THREAT TO STATES BEYOND JUST AI

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Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.

LARGE LANGUAGE MISTAKE

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Big Tech’s Big New York Gas Pipeline - The American Prospect Gov. Kathy Hochul justified a $1 billion natural gas project by appealing to affordability. But the main reason the state needs the energy is because data centers are hogging it.

BIG TECH’S BIG NEW YORK GAS PIPELINE

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Meta's $27 Billion Datacenter Is Wreaking Havoc on a Louisiana Town Meta's $27 billion hyperion data center is already making life a living hell for the residents of Holly Ridge, Louisiana.

META’S $27 BILLION DATACENTER IS WREAKING HAVOC ON A LOUISIANA TOWN

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