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Metro-east cities face data center development risks. Here's what to know
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (304+ words) Community organizations say East St. Louis and Cahokia Heights are most likely to receive data center development proposals in the metro-east. Local groups gathered April 25 to discuss the impacts of data centers and to urge residents to prepare before developers…...
These metro-east cities are most likely to get data center proposals, groups say
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (671+ words) East St. Louis and Cahokia Heights are the most likely metro-east cities to get proposals for data center developments, according to legal and environmental community organizations. The developments are controversial because of concerns about their massive energy and water needs,…...
Political will grows for data center regulations as POWER Act remains in committee
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1125+ words) Managing data centers has been a growing issue around the U. S. as states balance economic development with community concerns about pollution, water supply and energy prices. That has led to different regulations nationwide from moratoriums on development permits to putting data…...
Edwardsville "no formal proposal" for a data center " emails tell a fuller story
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1470+ words) As metro-east towns are grappling with the interest of a major developer looking to build three massive data centers in the area " and all the money, jobs and controversy those bring " the city of Edwardsville offered what appeared to be…...
As data centers eye metro-east, officials juggle jobs, taxes and utility fears
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (818+ words) Federal, state and local elected officials gathered in Madison County this month to discuss the possibility of data centers coming to the metro-east. U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, organized the Feb. 6 meeting with mayors and state legislators to learn more about…...
POWER Act: Lawmakers seek to regulate new data centers" power, water usage
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (857+ words) Amid concerns about data centers" impact on prices, electricity supplies and the environment, two Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to regulate new projects in Illinois. The bill, called the POWER Act, establishes comprehensive environmental, water and energy regulations for…...