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Metro advances eminent domain effort to try to block DC BLOX data center
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (423+ words) Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s attempt to use eminent domain to block a proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo took a step forward with approval from the Metro Council. The project from developer DC BLOX has elicited massive backlash from…...
Nashville passes first regulations on data centers, as city officials promise more action
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (557+ words) Nashville’s Metro Council passed the city’s first set of regulations for data centers, and city officials are already promising more action to study potential impacts and strengthen environmental guardrails. The legislation limits where facilities can be built based on size…...
Nashville’s data center ordinance lost a key environmental safeguard. What you need to know
2+ week, 2+ day ago (342+ words) Nashville’s city council will consider finalizing new legislation on Tuesday to regulate data centers, but a key environmental safeguard was stripped out earlier this month, with potentially serious consequences for public health and the environment. The amended bill the Metro…...
Nashville's hottest ticket? Try the Metro Council hearing on data centers
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (406+ words) One of the most popular tickets in Nashville next week might not be a concert or a sporting event. It could be a ticket to speak at Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting, when city leaders will consider multiple proposals to regulate…...
Data center blocked? A rare move by Metro could stop proposal near Nashville Zoo
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (385+ words) A proposal from Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell could effectively halt a data center planned near the Nashville Zoo. The mayor filed legislation Monday to seek eminent domain on the property where the company DC BLOX wants to construct a facility....
Answering your data center questions
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) Tech developer DC Blox has filed permit applications for a tentacular data center to be built right next to the Nashville Zoo. A ‘Quantum Leap’ data center is underway on Fisk University’s campus. These constructions have seemingly started to pop…...
Fisk University president says 'misinformation' driving pushback about proposed data center
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (685+ words) Thousands of community members and Fisk alumni have expressed opposition to the university’s plans to build a data center on campus. The university president insists that misinformation is fueling many of these concerns, and she is committed to not causing…...
Nashville zoo's data center pushback captures broad political support
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) Pushback to a planned data center near Nashville’s zoo has been gaining political support in recent days, including from Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is also running for governor. O’Connell signed an executive order Monday directing…...
‘We need peace, trees and each other.’ Nashville citizens, children speak against data centers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (417+ words) Nashvillians are worried about data centers. Hundreds of citizens, including many young people and a few children, stood in line for hours to speak Thursday at the city’s first public hearing on proposed regulations for data centers. Many people voiced…...
Tennessee communities are blocking data centers. Nashville could be next.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1290+ words) Tennessee communities are passing temporary bans on new data centers amid a construction boom and widespread backlash. Since the fall, nine cities and counties have passed moratoriums on construction, and five were approved just in the past few weeks. At…...