Recent polling shows growing opposition to data centers in North Carolina. That trend is being reflected across the state Monday, with three more cities and counties considering putting data project developments on pause, while a proposal to build one in Raleigh was withdrawn Saturday. Greensboro City Council will hold a Monday public hearing as the […]
A New Mexico state senator is calling for a moratorium on uranium mining, saying the state needs to hold off on new permits until emerging extraction technology is better understood and the state develops a regulatory framework that “reflects the needs of our communities, the needs of our economic base, and not the needs of industry.”
A new poll from Elon University shows a majority of North Carolinians are now opposed to data centers in their communities. The increasing resistance comes as data center developers push to add more facilities throughout the state, rolling out an extensive public relations campaign to bolster the industry’s image. The latest poll, which surveyed 800 […]
Little Rock and Pulaski County haven’t paused approvals of data centers — despite months of trying — even as they’ve faced community pushback over two major facilities planned in the area. But across Arkansas, other cities and counties aren’t having the same problem. Independence County’s quorum court unanimously passed a five-year moratorium on Monday, the […]
A pro-data center lobbying group has poured $367,272 into an advertising campaign in North Carolina touting the economic and business benefits of data centers. The industry is facing an uphill publicity battle in North Carolina. Community pushback against data centers has grown dramatically in recent months. More than two dozen counties and cities have passed […]
