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Data Center Watch Briefing 01/30/2026

Data Center Watch

January 31, 2026

Weekly updates on the political risks American data center projects

Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

TechStock²

January 24, 2026

Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow - TechStock²

An incoming Lawrence County data center divides the community and alarms some residents

WOUB Public Media

January 23, 2026

Hamilton Township in Lawrence County is one of many across the region grappling with the data center industry’s rapid growth in Ohio.

Secrecy Is Backfiring on Data Center Developers

Heatmap News

January 23, 2026

The cloak-and-dagger approach is turning the business into a bogeyman.

PA Caught in Fight That Will Push Data Centers to Other States - Marcellus Drilling News

Marcellus Drilling News

January 23, 2026

There's just no other way to say this: Pennsylvania is on the cusp of flushing $92 billion down the toilet because resistance is preventing new data centers from being built. We've been warning about...

Lyon Township residents skeptical about data center project in their community

Michigan Public

January 23, 2026

Hundreds of people filled a high school auditorium Thursday night for an informational public meeting on the planned data center in Lyon Township, about 30 miles west of Detroit.

Residents fight back against concerning project linked to Amazon: 'Their cruelty has no limits'

The Cool Down

January 23, 2026

A battle over a proposed data center near Tucson, Arizona, is ongoing, with activists warning that developers are barreling ahead despite clear local opposition.

DeForest residents organize to stop proposed data center after emails go public

The Daily Cardinal

January 22, 2026

Local activist organization “No Data Centers in Deforest” revealed email conversations between Deforest’s village president and QTS. Residents are continuing to push back against the project.

Breaking News: Our New Campaign to Stop Data Centers!

Food & Water Watch

January 22, 2026

We need to slam the brakes on water-guzzling, energy-intensive data centers. Learn how we're taking action and how you can get involved!

At town hall on proposed data center in South Jersey, residents voice concerns: "We don't know this guy"

CBS News

January 22, 2026

A town hall hosted by DataOne, the company behind a proposed data center, sought to reassure the community about the project's potential impact on Vineland.

‘I don’t see this as getting better’: Data centers fuel concern over water, energy use, air pollution

wbir.com

January 22, 2026

Companies are integrating artificial Intelligence into all aspects of work and are now doing the same to life.

Southside councilor believes a new data center will be approved

Mirror Indy

January 22, 2026

City-County Councilor Josh Bain is working to get residents protections against Sabey’s proposed data center in Decatur Township.

Many Pa. residents don’t want data centers in their communities. State leaders are welcoming them.

Lehigh Valley Live

January 21, 2026

In a recent poll, 42% of Pennsylvanians said they do not want a data center built in or near their community.

Limerick Board of Supervisors vote to send a letter opposing a land swap for proposed data center

6abc Philadelphia

January 21, 2026

It was a full house at the Limerick Township Board meeting on Tuesday night in Montgomery County.

Silicon Valley’s AI boom is an environmental time bomb

Liberation News

January 21, 2026

AI has the potential to be a useful tool for environmental monitoring – for example, drawing from extensive pools of data to model climate and environmental outcomes – but environmental harms stemming...

Data Center Watch Briefing 12/19/2025

Data Center Watch

December 19, 2025

Weekly updates on the political risks American data center projects