A Democratic lawmaker in North Dakota is calling for the Legislature to address data centers while legislators are gathered for a special session next month. But a top legislative leader is skeptical that a three-day special session, focused on regulating kratom, is the right time to debate data centers. Sen. Tim Mathern of Fargo plans […]
As more Hoosier communities debate data centers, a growing number of local governments are reaching for moratoriums. Nearly a third of Indiana counties have adopted data center restrictions, with Indianapolis now considering a temporary halt of its own. Concerns about water, power, taxes, infrastructure and transparency deserve serious answers. But moratoriums can have unintended, far-reaching […]
The mayor of Kentucky’s largest city is calling on city council members to pass a temporary ban or moratorium on data center construction within the city while the local government mulls over potential regulations restricting the siting and impacts of large data centers. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said that […]
A construction contractor says a hyperscale data center developer asked him to continue to clear Bell County land where a data center is planned, despite a two-year temporary ban on data center construction passed by the county government. Lexington-based Murray Industries wants to use land with leftover electrical infrastructure for coal mining along the Bell-Knox […]
SHREVEPORT, La. — Hearing backlash from residents, cities and counties across the country in recent weeks have blocked planned data centers amid concerns over rising electricity prices and environmental harms.
