Maine lawmakers have passed a bill to impose a statewide data center moratorium, making it the first U.S. state to do so, amid mounting concerns over AI infrastructure's impact on the power grid and ...

A Wisconsin town became the first city in the nation to pass a referendum restricting artificial intelligence (AI) data center development after a vote Tuesday. Port Washington residents voted ...

A town of 12,000 people just north of Milwaukee passed a first-of-its-kind referendum to restrict data center development after local officials approved a controversial $15B campus planned by OpenAI ...

As Texas looks to expand its role as a data center hotspot, public officials and local residents have grown increasingly concerned over the impact on electricity and water supplies, according to a ...

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Maine is set to pass a bill pausing new data centers until late 2027. Data centers face growing public resistance over environmental and infrastructure concerns. Maine's vote could mark the first-ever ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawmakers in Maine passed a temporary ban on new, large data centers in the state this week. If Gov. Janet Mills signs the ...

April 15 (UPI) --Maine became the first state to pass a ban on new, large data centers on Tuesday. The bill passed both state houses and now must be signed by Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, before it ...

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