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- Sep 10LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALA Regions Bank shareholder has sued bank officers and holding companies over the sale of Birmingham land now being developed into a Nebius data center, alleging the bank missed out on more than $66 million when the property sold for $17.2 million and resold within a day for $83.5 million.WVTM · Jefferson Co., AL
- Sep 10VOTE·AlabamaApplied Digital Corporation, developer of a Brookwood data center, donated $25,000 to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's gubernatorial campaign in August. Democrat Doug Jones criticized Tuberville for accepting campaign funds from tech companies building data centers in Alabama while holding stocks in major tech firms.wvua23.com · Alabama
- Sep 10MORATORIUM·AlabamaHeadline onlygovtech.com · Alabama
- Sep 10ZONING·FloridaRepublican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds says millions of dollars in campaign contributions from artificial intelligence and data center interests don't influence his policy positions, though he has supported industry-friendly proposals including small modular nuclear reactors and closed-loop water systems. Donalds has recently shifted toward supporting local control over data center siting, a position his Democratic opponent David Jolly contrasts with his earlier statements opposing bans.floridapolitics.com · Florida
- Sep 10ZONING·FloridaA planned Wavegarden surf park approved for Koa Bay west of Fort Pierce in 2020 could be replaced with a data center and retail hub following a June 17, 2026 rezoning filing. The proposed shift reflects growing demand for data infrastructure in fast-developing areas.The Cool Down · Florida · also at Yahoo
- Sep 10VOTE·LouisianaFormer EPA officials warn that data center expansion to support artificial intelligence could impose $11.7 billion to $20.9 billion in annual public-health costs by 2028, including roughly 600,000 asthma cases and 1,300 premature deaths, citing a 2026 academic study. The Environmental Protection Network's report contends the EPA is weakening pollution safeguards and limiting public participation in permitting decisions as data centers proliferate.Louisiana Illuminator · Louisiana
- Sep 10LAWSUIT·Richland Parish, LAEntergy Louisiana agreed to ease confidentiality restrictions allowing representatives from the Alliance for Affordable Energy and Union of Concerned Scientists limited access to sensitive evidence in the utility's multibillion-dollar power expansion case related to Meta's Richland Parish data center. The agreement does not provide access to underlying Meta records the groups sought through an unsuccessful subpoena last month.The Center Square · Richland Parish, LA
- Sep 10NEWS·MississippiHeadline onlyMississippi Today · Mississippi
- Sep 10NEWSA National Association of Realtors report found data centers' effects on housing markets vary by location, with no clear single impact, though counties with 10 or more data centers showed higher median home values but also higher residential electricity rate increases. Data centers demonstrated clearer positive effects on commercial real estate, with half of surveyed Realtors reporting increased commercial property values and industrial properties near data centers commanding rent premiums.WBMA
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