Local lawmakers are pushing to restrict large-scale data centers amid mounting concern over environmental impacts and backlash tied to Elon Musk’s xAI operation in Memphis. A new bill proposed by ...

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The latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows that six in 10 Americans disapprove of how President Trump is handling Iran. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to offer insights on the poll with a closer look ...

Vast Data announced on Wednesday a $1 billion funding round that valued the company at $30 billion. Drive Capital and Access Industries led the Series F, with participation from Nvidia, Fidelity ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has set a June 2026 deadline to act in a high-stakes rulemaking that could redefine how massive new power users—including AI-driven data centers—connect ...

The Maine legislature passed the first state ban in the nation on the development of large data centers on Tuesday. The temporary measure, which lasts for 1.5 years, restricts the construction of new ...

Maine lawmakers on Tuesday passed a ban on large data-center construction, making it the first state to enact such a measure as communities around the U.S. deal with fallout from the ...

Legislators in Maine on Tuesday passed the nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers, part of a growing backlash to the energy-intensive facilities that fuel the rise of artificial ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Under the Bank Secrecy Act, banks must file a Currency Transaction Report any time someone deposits more than $10,000 in cash. It doesn't matter if the money came from selling a car, running a ...

Across the country, demand from data centers are pushing electric grids into new territory. The big question regulators keep running into: Who pays for the power? In Delaware, that question is playing ...