A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ ...

The governor plans to allow faster permitting for PA data centers built with consideration for water, energy, and local jobs.

Environmental regulators in Delaware say the proposed data center, known as Project Washington, would be one of the state’s top polluters. FILE - Cars drive past data centers that house computer ...

How Delaware's largest data center proposal could affect communities, and what agencies and laws it needs to navigate.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20, 2025 in ...

Several local governments in Central Illinois are looking to create their own data center regulations as lawmakers have yet to take action regulating this emerging industry. Data centers are seen as ...

The electricity needed to power new Pennsylvania data centers already in advanced stages of planning could power 11 million homes – nearly twice the total number of households in the state. Companies ...

The former Kansas City Star printing press is now a data center. The company behind it was recently awarded a clean energy loan, and it's one of the first in the country to get one. A data center in ...

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