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Trump’s EPA Wants to Fast-Track Construction of Gas Plants, Data Centers

A proposed rule would allow construction projects to break ground before obtaining air-emission permits.

Wall Street Is Pairing Up With the Army to Build Data Centers

The Army data center buildout comes as the Pentagon increases its use of AI in military operations.

In Atlanta, AI Surveillance Expands as Cop City Reshapes Black Communities

Atlanta built Cop City on forest land and is linked to more than 60,000 surveillance cameras.

Indigenous Leaders Warn AI Boom Repeates Patterns of Extraction

Land defenders use AI tools as data centers drive environmental threats to Indigenous territories.

Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities

Corporations have proposed building about 103 to 160 massive data centers on Native lands, says Krystal Two Bulls.

A Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break. It Promises to Create 1 Job.

The type of tax break given to the JPMorganChase data center was designed to attract companies that bring steady jobs.

Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It.

Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities.

In Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost

The people most enthusiastic about the construction of AI data centers are often the least likely to live next to them.

Texas’s Tax Breaks for Data Centers May Be Largest for Any State in US

The state is providing more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year despite growing pushback from local communities.

Sanders and AOC Introduce Bill to Pause New AI Data Centers Nationwide

This comes as Trump doubles down on speeding up federal permitting for AI infrastructure construction and operation.