1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (886+ words) Written by Michael Helbing, Penn State Pennsylvania has become a hot spot for data center proposals and public backlash about where to build them. I'm a law professor and executive director of Penn State's Center for Energy Law and Policy....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (309+ words) Bucks County Commissioners unanimously voted to offer a $2, 000 incentive to any school district in Bucks County that adopts a "bell-to-bell" cellphone ban policy. This policy would force students to give up access to their phones throughout the length of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (387+ words) Proposals to impose a moratorium on data centers have been introduced in at least a dozen states, but other than Maine's, none had even passed a legislative chamber. Such bills have faced opposition from data center developers, chambers of commerce,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1154+ words) Communities across the United States are reading about " and learning from " each other's battles against data center proposals that are fast multiplying in number and size to meet steep demand as developers branch out in search of faster connections to…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (1095+ words) The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America's fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing platforms has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza, but it's also eliciting pushback from lawmakers…...