The Data Center Industry’s PR Blitz Is Backfiring
"Front group lauds purported benefits of data centers without disclosing its backer."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026
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Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Driving the Data Center Boom
"Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants and pipelines."
Source: WIRED, 08/14/2026
Chicago Mayor Seeks to Curb Environmental Health Harm of Data Centers
"Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Tuesday directing a new task force to work on tighter regulations aimed at restricting data centers’ air and noise pollution, tempering water and energy usage and preventing utility bill spikes."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/13/2026
New Amazon Data Center Could Be Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
"Amazon is investing in a large-scale natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, the company confirmed on Friday, a facility that could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States."
Source: New York Times, 08/11/2026
Virginia To Offload More Grid Costs Onto Data Centers
"The data center capital of the world is shifting more transmission costs onto the energy-hungry sector." "The decision is expected to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in transmission costs away from the public."
Source: E&E News, 08/07/2026
Sunrise Co-Founder, Data Center Critic Nabs Big Michigan Primary
"William Lawrence, a data center moratorium supporter who co-founded the progressive Sunrise Movement, won a critical Michigan congressional primary Tuesday over two more-moderate and better-funded Democrats."
Source: E&E News, 08/07/2026
Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution
"The president’s push for data centers is driving a boom in gas-burning power plants. Texas is leading the way."
Source: New York Times, 08/06/2026
Data Center Foes Win Big In Tuesday’s Primaries
"Winners this week either want to crack down on new data centers or enact a moratorium."
Source: E&E News, 08/06/2026
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement
"Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout."
Source: Politico, 08/04/2026
Amid AI Boom, Coal Returns — With a Familiar Cost To Black Neighbors
"Trump’s order keeping an Orlando coal plant online renews environmental justice concerns over who pays AI’s pollution bill." "The fight over Stanton Unit 1 illustrates how America's AI boom could prolong coal pollution that has historically fallen hardest on Black communities."
Source: Word in Black, 07/31/2026
