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- Oct 15VOTE·AlabamaYellowhammer News · Alabama
- Oct 15VOTE·Lowndes Co., ALThe Lowndes County Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a 20-year tax abatement for Project Red Clay, an 800-acre hyperscale data center, without public notice or comment despite prior calls for transparency. The $2.4 billion tax break has drawn criticism from advocacy groups citing environmental concerns and the county's existing sanitation crisis.NAACP · Lowndes Co., AL
- Oct 15NEWS·AlabamaHeadline onlyAL.com · Alabama
- Oct 15LAWSUIT·Lowndes Co., ALThe Lowndes County Commission approved a $1.15 billion, 20-year tax break for a planned data center Tuesday morning, moving up the vote from its scheduled October 20 date. Residents and environmental advocates criticized the decision, citing lack of transparency and concerns about infrastructure strain and population loss.Alabama Reflector · Lowndes Co., AL
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·FloridaThe Lake County Commission delayed a vote on data center regulations and debated extending a temporary moratorium on such development. Commissioners deferred advertising for a public hearing on a draft ordinance and requested staff draft a 90-day moratorium extension, citing concerns about water consumption and electricity demands.Mid Florida Newspapers · Florida
- Oct 15NEWS·Fulton Co., GAGeorgia school districts will forgo approximately $300 million in sales tax revenue this year due to tax breaks given to data center companies like OpenAI and Microsoft, according to an analysis by Good Jobs First. Losses vary significantly by district, ranging from $3.6 million in Newton County to $35.5 million in Gwinnett County.The 74 · Fulton Co., GA
- Oct 15NEWS·E. Baton Rouge Parish, LABaton Rouge Business Report · E. Baton Rouge Parish, LA
- Oct 15LAWSUIT·LouisianaEarthjustice filed an appeal challenging a Louisiana regulatory agency's decision to allow Meta to withhold information about its North Louisiana data center project, seeking disclosure of investment, job creation, and electricity demand data that an administrative judge had ruled must be provided.The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists · Louisiana
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Orleans Parish, LANew Orleans city planners urged the City Council to extend a data center construction ban for six additional months and recommended a 1,000-foot buffer between any future data centers and residential areas. The Planning Commission rejected staff recommendations for an outright ban but voted 5-2 to oppose zoning changes that would permit data centers, citing concerns about water and electricity infrastructure strain.NOLA.com · Orleans Parish, LA
- Oct 15NEWS·Shelby Co., TNDemocratic state Representative Justin J. Pearson is running for Congress in Tennessee's 9th District against Republican Brent Taylor, opposing xAI's Colossus data centers being built near Memphis, citing concerns about energy demands and community impact.Democracy Now! · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNState Rep. Justin Pearson and local organizers will hold a press conference Thursday regarding a lawsuit challenging their ban from the next two Memphis City Council meetings, which stemmed from disruptions at an October 6 meeting over a data center moratorium vote.Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TNAs Tennessee communities impose restrictions on data center development citing electricity demands, water consumption, and facility size, a PostDigital CEO says the industry must rethink its approach and work with communities to address concerns rather than simply pursue larger projects.WZTV · Davidson Co., TN