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MORATORIUM· Walton Co., GA·WBFF

Baltimore County Council unanimously extends data center moratorium for another year

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  • Sep 22
    MORATORIUM·Miami-Dade Co., FL
    Florida Democrats called Tuesday for a moratorium on data center construction, citing impacts on water and energy costs and quality of life near sites like a planned Iron Mountain facility. Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, support data centers and enacted legislation this year requiring transparency and local zoning authority while preventing utility costs from being passed to nearby residents.
    NBC 6 South Florida · Miami-Dade Co., FL
  • Sep 22
    NEWS·Florida
    Headline onlyNBC 6 South Florida · Florida
  • Sep 22
    NEWS·Florida
    Headline onlyCBS News · Florida
  • Sep 22
    MORATORIUM·Miami-Dade Co., FL
    Florida Democrats held a news conference near an AI data center under construction in Miami-Dade County to oppose Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds' support for embracing data center development, while his Democratic challenger David Jolly advocates for a one-year moratorium citing noise pollution and real estate devaluation concerns.
    WPLG Local 10 · Miami-Dade Co., FL
  • Sep 22
    NEWS·Miami-Dade Co., FL
    Headline onlyNBC 6 South Florida · Miami-Dade Co., FL
  • Sep 22
    ZONING·Miami-Dade Co., FL
    Iron Mountain is building a data center in northwest Miami-Dade, with a groundbreaking ceremony held in 2025. Residents say they received no advance notification about the project, which is located 1,500 feet from some homes, though county zoning regulations permit data centers as telecommunications hubs on industrially designated land.
    NBC 6 South Florida · Miami-Dade Co., FL
  • Sep 22
    NEWS·Florida
    Developers resubmitted a proposal for Project Silver Fox, a large AI data center in Indiantown, after withdrawing it months earlier. The revised plan features a smaller facility and waterless design using advanced cooling technology, though some residents expressed concerns about potential heat and noise impacts.
    NewsRadio WFLA · Florida
  • Sep 22
    VOTE·Florida
    Fort Meade residents and political candidates, including State Rep. Angie Nixon, gathered to oppose a data center development agreement approved by local commissioners earlier this year, citing environmental concerns and calling for greater transparency in the approval process.
    Bay News 9 · Florida
  • Sep 22
    LAWSUIT·Effingham Co., GA
    Residents and environmental advocates filed a second lawsuit against Effingham County's Industrial Development Authority over OpenAI's planned $20 billion data center campus near Rincon, alleging improper public notification and lack of meaningful community participation in the July approval process.
    Inside Climate News · Effingham Co., GA
  • Sep 22
    ZONING·Georgia
    Georgia ranks fifth nationally in data center construction, with 227 tracked facilities as of August 2026, including 114 operational facilities. The expansion is driven by artificial intelligence demand and is reshaping state infrastructure and energy consumption, though creating concerns about noise pollution and community impacts.
    ungvanguard.org · Georgia
  • Sep 22
    NEWS·Shelby Co., TN
    Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
  • Sep 22
    ZONING·Tennessee
    Montgomery County is developing its first data center-specific zoning regulations after a major technology company explored but ultimately abandoned a project in the county. The proposed rules would allow data centers in industrial zones subject to requirements including minimum site sizes of 10-100 acres and noise plans.
    News Channel 5 Nashville · Tennessee
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