MORATORIUM·
·wbal.com
Baltimore County extends data center moratorium to December 2027
Read at wbal.com →Top Stories
MORATORIUM·ABC7 WWSB
MORATORIUM·NBC 6 South Florida
MORATORIUM·WPLG Local 10
The Latest
- Sep 22NEWS·Miami-Dade Co., FLHeadline onlyNBC 6 South Florida · Miami-Dade Co., FL
- Sep 22ZONING·Miami-Dade Co., FLIron 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 22NEWS·FloridaDevelopers 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 22VOTE·FloridaFort 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 22LAWSUIT·FloridaHeadline onlyPolitico · Florida
- Sep 22
- Sep 22LAWSUIT·Effingham Co., GAResidents 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 22ZONING·GeorgiaGeorgia 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 22ZONING·TennesseeMontgomery 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
- Sep 22MORATORIUMThe Dubuque City Council adopted a six-month moratorium on "hyperscale" data centers, defined by criteria including size of 100,000 square feet or larger, electrical demand exceeding 75 megawatts, server counts of 5,000 or more, or water usage for cooling exceeding 50 gallons per minute. The council directed the City Attorney's Office to develop a longer-term ordinance governing data center development.KWWL
- Sep 22NEWSGlobal leaders gathered for New York Climate Week to address climate change amid competing concerns about artificial intelligence's energy demands and renewable energy growth. Wars in Iran and Ukraine have increased fossil fuel prices, while recent climate disasters and planetary boundary breaches underscore the urgency of transitioning to clean energy.WVUA 23
- Sep 22