Boise State Public Radio

Data centers’ water use is hard to track, raising concerns in the drought-prone West, study finds

As data centers rapidly expand across the Mountain West, researchers say a key question is getting harder to answer: how much ...

Anti-data center measures gain steam at state, local level

Technology Technology   The Big Story Anti-data center measures gain steam at state, local level Measures seeking to block or ...

See where data centers are across the US on our interactive map

Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are rapidly building data centers amid the AI boom. Our interactive map shows where they are.

Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says

A watchdog group’s report found 14 states, including Maryland, failed to report data center incentives, which generally ...
WHYY

Pa. data centers: How lawmakers are responding, from electricity and water use to tax breaks

Dozens of data centers are planned for the Philly region. Some lawmakers want to put up guardrails, while others want to speed their development.

Transect Launches Data Center Pulse Product to Identify Community Opposition Risks

Transect has launched Data Center Pulse, which assesses the likelihood of community acceptance for data center projects.
Nieman Journalism Lab

As AI data centers scale, investigating their impact becomes its own beat

Data centers have long underpinned the internet as we know it, but the generative AI boom has ushered in a new era of rapid, largely unchecked development. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta alone ...
Baton Rouge Business Report

PSC agrees to fast-track Entergy’s $20B plan to power Meta’s data center

The Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted to fast-track Entergy’s proposal to power Meta’s data center in ...