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Backlash to AI Data Centers Deepens, Prompting Moratoriums and Water-Use Bills

Public pushback is now driving stricter scrutiny of data center water and power use.

Festus Voters Oust Four Council Members Over $6 Billion Data Center Deal

Port Washington Voters Approve First-in-the-Nation Curb on Data-Center Tax Incentives

Alameda County Board Opposes Any Detention Reuse of Shuttered FCI Dublin

Social Circle Locks Water to Planned ICE Mega‑Center Over Capacity Dispute

Leavenworth Approves Three-Year Permit for CoreCivic ICE Detention Center After Legal Fight

Ford Says Ontario Will Take Over Toronto’s Stake in Billy Bishop to Enable Jet Flights

Ontario Awards $1.04B Contract and Reveals Final Designs for New Science Centre at Ontario Place

KSIC Stadium Plan Hits Pause as Strike Widens, Mysuru Silk Supply at Risk

Orange County Sets Deadline on ICE Jail Payments and Moves to Oppose Orlando Warehouse

Conservation Groups Sue to Block Reapproved Utah Highway Through Red Cliffs

UK Ministers Approve £750 Million Marlow Film Studios, Overturning Local Refusal

EPA Declines Formal Review of $217 Million Burswood Racetrack Plan

Dallas Council Backs Police Chief’s Rejection of ICE 287(g) Offer After Public Hearing

Dallas Council Panel Seeks New City Hall Site Options Ahead of Next Week’s Vote

San Diego to Appeal Midway Height-Limit Ruling, Extends Deal to 2026

Munich Court Rejects Bid To Halt Paketpost Towers

High Court Upholds Underground Zip-Wire Approval at Lake District’s Elterwater Quarry

Kyle to Relocate 400-Year-Old 'Jolene' Oak This Fall in $932,800 Move

Exploratory Gas Drilling in Reichling Confirmed After 72-Hour Delay