The Aporia
16 articles about 16 events for “Data Centers In Neighborhoods”.
“Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, requiring states to consider standards for new data centers to cover the costs of new generation, transmission, and infrastructure upgrades.”
“…s as Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI operates its massive Colossus supercomputer facilities in the Memphis area, where some residents have raised concerns about data centers' use of power and water, along with their effects on air quality, noise and nearby…”
“…Gallego, D-Ariz., who is eyeing a possible presidential bid in 2028, rolled out a new, national economic plan Wednesday that calls for boosting the minimum wage to $20 per hour and a New Deal-style public service jobs program funded by taxes on artificial…”
“…t, Janiszewski is spending his days canvassing middle class neighborhoods around Columbus, doing exactly what Brown called for: knocking on the doors of union households, trying to persuade voters who aren't sure about Brown, or about voting in the midterms…”
“Yet from Jan. 1, 2025, through March 10, 2026, ICE held 9,276 people at the Central Avenue office, according to internal ICE records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project and analyzed by Conecta Arizona.”
“For residents to understand exactly how data centers are impacting their neighborhoods, the government must publicly track industrial impacts on grid instability, air quality, and natural resource management.”
“Public perception is everything heading into a crucial midterm election fight, and voters across the political spectrum have laid down the gauntlet over their view of data centers this cycle.”
“The data center backlash is reshaping American politics — one community at a time With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties, splitting constituencies and…”
“He directed the PUCT and ERCOT to ensure data centers pay for their own electricity infrastructure, do not take water needed by communities, do not take power needed by Texas families, do not disrupt neighborhoods or rural communities, and do not raise costs…”
“Abbott: Pushing back against these AI data centers that are trying to build in our neighborhoods.”
“It should include checks through the data centers, where you can tell whether a model is being used for inference or training.”
“…th Social fanbase to come up with a new name for artificial intelligence as the President continues to stick up for AI amid liberal protests The President posted a poll containing three options to potentially rename the technology: Superior Intelligence,…”
“It evolved into a rich set of data on the life course, wellbeing and eventually cognitive health of two aging, low-income and majority Black neighborhoods just a few miles from a major Alzheimer’s research hub, the University of Pittsburgh.”
“In March 2026, America’s largest data center developers signed the national Ratepayer Protection Pledge, committing to build, bring or buy the power their data centers need and cover the cost of the infrastructure required to deliver it.”
“…lina on Tuesday to visit a local school Melania said that it's 'very important' that the US 'lead' in AI as a country According to a recent NBC News Decision Desk Poll, 69 percent of Americans are against the building of AI data centers in their…”
“Nancy Mace, R-S.C., backed AI investment to compete with China but opposed building data centers in residential neighborhoods.”