While some North Carolina communities battle data centers, Amazon is launching a 20-building project in Richmond County.

E-commerce giant Amazon will pour $20 billion into Pennsylvania to build a pair of data center complexes, including one outside Philadelphia. Why it matters: The project, which aims to grow Amazon's ...

On-site SMRs will require data centers to approach security like conventional nuclear power plants do. The time for them to begin planning is now.

Ohio townships are concerned that the rapid growth of data centers is straining local emergency services. Firefighters report frequent emergency calls and delays in accessing high-security Amazon data ...

Over the past four years, Jerome Township firefighters have responded to 84 emergencies, each at one of two Amazon data centers in fast-growing southeastern Union County. The fire department also ...

First Coast Security Guard Services aims to hire 300 guards from the Tri-Cities to work at Northeast Oregon data centers. This is an aerial view of an Amazon data center in Boardman, OR in 2022. A ...

After two years of reducing its overall carbon footprint, Amazon now reports that its emissions increased in 2024. The company’s surge in data center construction and electricity use to support an ...

In the race to dominate the AI industry, tech giants are planting data centers across the US. But for many Americans, silicon valley’s cash crop feels more like an invasive species — one which, when ...

Amazon’s emissions increased 6 percent last year, as the e-commerce and cloud computing giant continued to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts and build out its data center footprint. The ...

In June 2025, Amazon announced it was increasing the number of data centers that use reclaimed water. There are currently 20 data centers using treated sewage water for cooling, and by 2030, Amazon ...

Amazon Web Services has withdrawn its application to build a third data center in Louisa County, following backlash from county residents against the project. Attorney Charles W. Payne, representing ...

Verizon Business (VZ) struck a deal with Amazon Web Services (AMZN) on Monday under which the U.S. telecom will build new ...