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US data center expansion and rising public opposition

30 clusters · 187 sources · last updated about 14 hours ago

Latest: Data center construction faces regulatory and financial headwinds

Public opposition to data center expansion in the United States is intensifying. Recent polling indicates a growing trend of negative sentiment: a Pew Research Center survey found 54% of U.S. adults believe data centers

AI infrastructure expansion: energy, resources, and social-e

68 clusters · 568 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: OpenAI announces new data center policies following US midterm elections

The rapid expansion of AI-driven workloads continues to fuel an “energy supercycle,” driving massive demand for electricity, transformers, and cooling systems. Global data center capacity has surpassed 250 GW, creating s

San Francisco Great Highway ballot measure

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: San Francisco voters likely to reject Great Highway reopening measure

San Francisco voters considered Proposition G in November 2026, a measure intended to partially reverse a 2024 decision to close a two-mile stretch of the Great Highway to vehicle traffic. The proposition sought to reope

US vehicle fuel economy standards reduction and legal battle

10 clusters · 172 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Automakers support Trump administration's fuel economy rollback

The US administration has moved forward with a significant reduction in federal vehicle fuel economy and consumption standards, reversing previous regulatory frameworks. Under the proposed SAFE III regulation covering mo

US EPA methane emission regulation rollbacks

4 clusters · 69 sources · last updated 9 days ago

Latest: EPA proposes rollback of federal methane emission rules

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced plans to roll back Biden-era oil and gas emission regulations, specifically targeting the 2024 Methane Rule and the ‘super emitter’ program. The administration intends to elimin

West Virginia investigation of environmental groups

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 11 days ago

Latest: West Virginia Attorney General faces legal challenge over climate probe

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey launched an investigation into prominent environmental organizations, including the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 350.org. The probe alleges “unfair or deceptive acts” rega

US proposal to repeal Roadless Rule

7 clusters · 19 sources · last updated 17 days ago

Latest: US Forest Service faces massive opposition to Roadless Rule repeal

The Trump administration has formally filed a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule. This action would potentially open approximately 45 million acres of public lands to

Arizona border wall construction protests

2 clusters · 14 sources · last updated 29 days ago

Latest: Border Patrol dismantles activist encampment in Arizona

Conflict has emerged along the Arizona-Mexico border regarding the construction of a double border wall. On October 5, U.S. Border Patrol agents and contractors demolished a historic Cottonwood tree known as ‘La Abuela’