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Date Published	Title	Summary	Resource Type	Source Organization	Resource URL	Details
September 14, 2026	AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they? (opens in a new tab)			The Guardian	theguardian.com/technolog… (opens in a new tab)	View details for AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?
September 1, 2026	Urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center non-disclosure agreements, notify C… (opens in a new tab)	Portland's City Council resolution directs the City Administrator to refrain from signing data…		City of Portland	portland.gov/council/docu… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center non-disclosure agreements, notify City Council of inquiries for data center deals, and engage in transparent public processes related to data centers
August 18, 2026	Shapiro’s Data Center Order is Too Little Too Late For Impacted Communities (opens in a new tab)	Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order restricting data center development. I…		Food & Water Wtch	foodandwaterwatch.org/202… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Shapiro’s Data Center Order is Too Little Too Late For Impacted Communities
August 16, 2026	Podcast – A2 \| Anthropocene Alliance (opens in a new tab)	Anthropocene Alliance's podcast series, In Times Like These, follows communities battling data…	Videos	Anthropocene Alliance	anthropocenealliance.org/… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Podcast – A2 \| Anthropocene Alliance
August 12, 2026	Concentrated Benefit, Dispersed Burden: Who Carries Virginia’s Data Center Transmission, and… (opens in a new tab)	A $1.06 billion transmission project serving Virginia's data centers is billed to an entire ut…			papers.ssrn.com/sol3/pape… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Concentrated Benefit, Dispersed Burden: Who Carries Virginia’s Data Center Transmission, and What the Cost-Allocation Record Does Not Trace
August 6, 2026	Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers (opens in a new tab)			404 Media	404media.co/cities-are-di… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers
August 5, 2026	Baseline Monitoring: creating a “before” and “after” for legal and organizi… (opens in a new tab)	A guide from Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services outlines baseline monitoring steps for communi…		Fairshake Environmental Legal Services	fairshake-els.org/blog/ba… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Baseline Monitoring: creating a “before” and “after” for legal and organizing advocacy — Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services
August 5, 2026	SALDO and Zoning and Data Centers, Oh My! — Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services (opens in a new tab)	Zoning ordinances and subdivision and land development ordinances (SALDO) let counties and municipa…		Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services	fairshake-els.org/blog/sa… (opens in a new tab)	View details for SALDO and Zoning and Data Centers, Oh My! — Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services
August 4, 2026	How Data Centers Broke American Politics \| WIRED (opens in a new tab)		News	WIRED	wired.com/story/how-data-… (opens in a new tab)	View details for How Data Centers Broke American Politics \| WIRED
August 4, 2026	Alan Tomson: State should restore local control on data centers (Opinion) (opens in a new tab)		News	Charleston Gazette-Mail	wvgazettemail.com/opinion… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Alan Tomson: State should restore local control on data centers (Opinion)
August 3, 2026	No Land? No Problem (opens in a new tab)		News		thenevadaindependent.com/… (opens in a new tab)	View details for No Land? No Problem
August 3, 2026	AI-Data Center Questionnaire for North Carolina Candidates (opens in a new tab)	This document is a questionnaire built by the North Carolina Data Center Network for companies prop…		AI-Data Center Questionnaire for North Carolina Candidates	ncejn25.jotform.com/26181… (opens in a new tab)	View details for AI-Data Center Questionnaire for North Carolina Candidates
August 3, 2026	New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them (opens in a new tab)		News	The Texas Tribune	texastribune.org/2026/08/… (opens in a new tab)	View details for New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them
August 2, 2026	Why companies are hiring workers back after AI-driven layoffs – Spiceworks (opens in a new tab)			Spiceworks	spiceworks.com/it-careers… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Why companies are hiring workers back after AI-driven layoffs – Spiceworks
August 1, 2026	Protect Your Community With Data Center Ordinances (opens in a new tab)	This document is a Sierra Club Iowa presentation guiding residents through passing local data cente…		Sierra Club Iowa	sierraclub.org/sites/defa… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Protect Your Community With Data Center Ordinances
August 1, 2026	Data centers have a politics problem — and industry knows it (opens in a new tab)		News	POLITICO	politico.com/news/2026/08… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Data centers have a politics problem — and industry knows it
July 31, 2026	Inside the Data Center Lobby’s Quiet Ad Blitz – Heatmap News (opens in a new tab)		News	Heatmap News	heatmap.news/plus/the-fig… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Inside the Data Center Lobby’s Quiet Ad Blitz – Heatmap News
July 30, 2026	“Less Regulated Than Sandwiches”: MIT Prof. Calls for Oversight as OpenAI Agent Hacks Other Fir… (opens in a new tab)		News	Democracy Now!	democracynow.org/2026/7/3… (opens in a new tab)	View details for “Less Regulated Than Sandwiches”: MIT Prof. Calls for Oversight as OpenAI Agent Hacks Other Firms \| Democracy Now!
July 30, 2026	Hobart Data Center Project \| Records, Permits & Updates (opens in a new tab)	Amazon's pending state air permit reveals a combined 26-building Hobart, Indiana campus, far l…	Website	Hobart Residents First	hobartdatacenters.org (opens in a new tab)	View details for Hobart Data Center Project \| Records, Permits & Updates
July 30, 2026	Understanding How Data Centers Impact Surface and Ground Waters \| CAES Field Report (opens in a new tab)	This is a good article on water and how they impact water use. Particularly about two-thirds of the…	Research	University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences	fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Understanding How Data Centers Impact Surface and Ground Waters \| CAES Field Report
July 30, 2026	AI firms shred millions of print books to train models (opens in a new tab)			The American Bazaar	americanbazaaronline.com/… (opens in a new tab)	View details for AI firms shred millions of print books to train models
July 29, 2026	Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers (opens in a new tab)		News	Futurism	futurism.com/artificial-i… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers
July 29, 2026	Trump Administration Announces Another Data Center on Federal Land – NOTUS — News of the Un… (opens in a new tab)			NOTUS	notus.org/energy/trump-ad… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Trump Administration Announces Another Data Center on Federal Land – NOTUS — News of the United States
July 29, 2026	Key Considerations for Data Center Development • Bipartisan Policy Center (opens in a new tab)	Rapid AI-driven data center growth has outpaced utility planning, permitting and community engageme…		Bipartisan Policy Center	bipartisanpolicy.org/repo… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Key Considerations for Data Center Development • Bipartisan Policy Center
July 29, 2026	Kansas teacher arrested, jailed after allegedly applauding data center opponents during city meetin… (opens in a new tab)			We Got This Covered	wegotthiscovered.com/poli… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Kansas teacher arrested, jailed after allegedly applauding data center opponents during city meeting: ‘Constitutionally-protected activities’ – We Got This Covered
July 28, 2026	Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Black Families – Capital B News (opens in a new tab)		News	Capital B News	capitalbnews.org/trump-el… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Black Families – Capital B News
July 27, 2026	AI Data Centers Found a Way Around the Grid. Now They’re Facing a Much Bigger Problem (opens in a new tab)		News	Inc.	inc.com/georgia-fearn/ai-… (opens in a new tab)	View details for AI Data Centers Found a Way Around the Grid. Now They’re Facing a Much Bigger Problem
July 26, 2026	What to Test On Your Property (opens in a new tab)	This document is a checklist for residents to record an environmental baseline before nearby indust…	Documents	Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania	psrpa.org/resources-2/wha… (opens in a new tab)	View details for What to Test On Your Property
July 24, 2026	Loudoun data centers linked to power flickering across half U.S. – NBC4 Washington (opens in a new tab)			NBC4 Washington	nbcwashington.com/news/lo… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Loudoun data centers linked to power flickering across half U.S. – NBC4 Washington
July 23, 2026	US lawmakers push for AI ‘kill switch’ after OpenAI models go rogue (opens in a new tab)		News	BBC	bbc.com/news/articles/cx2… (opens in a new tab)	View details for US lawmakers push for AI ‘kill switch’ after OpenAI models go rogue
July 23, 2026	The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But. \| The New Republic (opens in a new tab)		News	The New Republic	newrepublic.com/article/2… (opens in a new tab)	View details for The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But. \| The New Republic
July 22, 2026	Localized Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia (opens in a new tab)	Nitrogen oxide emissions from Northern Virginia data center backup generators rose 111 percent betw…		VCU Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE)	scholarscompass.vcu.edu/c… (opens in a new tab)	View details for Localized Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia
July 21, 2026	The Fed rang the alarm about Anthropic’s Mythos AI — but went without it (opens in a new tab)		News	CNBC	cnbc.com/2026/07/21/fed-m… (opens in a new tab)	View details for The Fed rang the alarm about Anthropic’s Mythos AI — but went without it
July 21, 2026	AI Boom to Drive Data Center Electricity Demand to 20% of US Total by 2035 (opens in a new tab)		News	Bloomberg	bloomberg.com/news/articl… (opens in a new tab)	View details for AI Boom to Drive Data Center Electricity Demand to 20% of US Total by 2035
July 20, 2026	NVIDIA Data Center Hardware Is Being Cooled With Water ‘Hotter Than A Hot Tub’ (opens in a new tab)		News	Engadget	engadget.com/2214770/nvid… (opens in a new tab)	View details for NVIDIA Data Center Hardware Is Being Cooled With Water ‘Hotter Than A Hot Tub’