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Maine Governor Vetoes AI Data Center Pause, Citing Jay Redevelopment

The decision preserves a $550 million project at the former Androscoggin Mill after lawmakers sought a statewide halt on large new facilities.

Forest Service Moves Headquarters to Salt Lake City in Major Reorganization

Combined Authority Backs £456m Transport Plan as North Yorkshire Warns of £20m Hit

Ecuador Defends U.S.-Backed Strike on Border Farm as Reports Say It Was a Dairy

Government Revokes Consent, Cancelling A303 Stonehenge Tunnel

Florida Legislature Sends Data Center Rules to DeSantis After Senate Concurs With House Changes

Florida Senate Backs Data Center Guardrails; House Version With Siting Limits Moves Forward

Grazalema Reopens Most Homes as Inspections Narrow Exclusion Zone

Sheinbaum Demands Grupo México Pay Remaining 1 Billion Pesos for Río Sonora Cleanup

Karnataka Approves BTC Relocation to Kunigal With Two-Year Deadline

Andalucía Floods Recede as Malaga Launches €15 Million Road Repairs and Weather Alerts Linger

Spain Sets Feb. 18 First Meeting for Valencia DANA Recovery Commission

Mexico’s Drought Drops to 7.4% as Rains Drive Broad Recovery

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Aravallis Mining Site Sealed, Seeks Chief Secretary’s Affidavit

High Court Clears Legal Challenge as UK Admits Error in Iver Data Centre Approval

Supreme Court to Hear Chevron v. Plaquemines, a Test of Federal-Officer Removal in Louisiana Coastal Suits

Lima Opens Las Torres Bypass on Daytime Trial to Ease Ramiro Prialé Traffic

Matalascañas Reels From Storm Francis as UME Finishes Inspections and Retreat Plan Faces Pushback

Bihar’s Rohtas Ropeway Collapses During Trial Days Before Planned Opening

FEMA Denies Arizona Disaster Request for September Floods as Hobbs Plans Appeal