Rural communities deserve to be part of the AI revolution in a meaningful way, not just as repositories for data centers.

Artificial intelligence is fueling rapid growth and innovation across industries, creating both opportunities and challenges at every turn. Data centers is among the most recent industries to go all ...

HOUSTON — A turning point in the relationship between Big Tech and rural communities began in mid-2025, and has only intensified ever since. Anger over proposed hyperscale data centers has driven ...

TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill.—To the untrained eye, Central Illinois is all lush fields of corn and green soybeans shortly before harvest. The wind shuffles through the row crops, and the air is warm and ...

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Pittsylvania County residents organized a local opposition campaign to a 3,500-megawatt gas-fired power plant and data center campus in their community. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Wydner) Lexi ...

L ast week, Government published its new data centre industry plan, otherwise known as LEAP, or Large Energy User Action Plan ...

This story has been updated with a statement from a state representative. SALINE TWP., MI — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday praised the upcoming OpenAI-backed data center in rural Washtenaw County, ...

Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet. Pittsylvania County residents organized a local opposition ...