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• Aug 4
  ZONING·Jefferson Co., AL

  Birmingham sets data center hearing

  Birmingham Township supervisors scheduled a Sept. 8 hearing on a proposed data center ordinance that would permit facilities in two commercial districts on minimum 8-acre lots with a 35-foot height limit and required noise studies.

  chaddsfordlive.com · Jefferson Co., AL
• Aug 4
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Alabama river group calls for statewide regulations on water-guzzling data centers

  An Alabama Rivers Alliance representative called for statewide data center regulations at a Huntsville library meeting, citing concerns that massive water usage for server cooling could harm the environment and wildlife. Several local towns have paused data center construction to study environmental impacts.

  WAFF · Madison Co., AL · also at WAFF, WAFF
• Aug 4
  NEWS·Florida

  Data centers are prohibited in these Florida cities, counties

  Headline onlyTreasure Coast News · Florida · also at Yahoo
• Aug 4
  MORATORIUM·Volusia Co., FL

  Edgewater voters could decide whether to ban certain data centers in November

  Edgewater city commissioners unanimously voted to place a measure on the November ballot allowing voters to decide whether to ban certain data centers, including hyper scale, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency mining facilities. Commissioners also unanimously approved changing a proposed data center moratorium from temporary to permanent.

  WKMG · Volusia Co., FL · also at WKMG
• Aug 4
  VOTE·Richland Parish, LA

  A Louisiana energy regulator got a DOE gig. He plans to keep both jobs.

  Eric Skrmetta, who chairs Louisiana's Public Service Commission, also serves as principal deputy under secretary at the Department of Energy and plans to hold both positions until December. The PSC will soon vote on whether a utility can build natural gas plants for Meta's data center, prompting concerns from advocacy groups about potential conflicts of interest.

  E&E News by POLITICO · Richland Parish, LA
• Aug 4
  VOTE·Richland Parish, LA

  Meta data center pollution permit doesn’t account for all its emissions, Sierra Club says

  The Sierra Club contends Louisiana's environmental agency improperly issued a minor source permit for Meta's Richland Parish data center in June, arguing the facility's emissions exceed thresholds requiring a more stringent major source permit instead.

  Louisiana Illuminator · Richland Parish, LA · also at KTBS 3
• Aug 4
  LAWSUIT·Mississippi

  Governor candidate and Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson warns of data center 'bubble,' other potential AI problems

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson, a gubernatorial candidate, expressed concern that Mississippi's proliferation of data centers poses economic risks similar to the dot-com bubble, citing debt-funded expansion. He also cited concerns about artificial intelligence's impact on humanity, the environment, and utility costs.

  Mississippi Today · Mississippi
• Aug 4
  VOTE·Lauderdale Co., MS

  Corderill to invest $100M in Mississippi data center equipment

  Technology company Corderill LLC will invest at least $100 million in data center equipment as a tenant at Compass Datacenters' Meridian campus, creating at least 20 direct jobs, according to the Mississippi Development Authority.

  aol.com · Lauderdale Co., MS
• Aug 4
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Metro Council faces final vote on land tied to controversial Nashville Zoo data center

  Metro Council is expected to vote Tuesday on authorizing the city to acquire a 23.49-acre property beside the Nashville Zoo where DC BLOX plans a controversial 10-megawatt data center through negotiated purchase or eminent domain.

  WZTV · Davidson Co., TN
• Aug 4
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Council to consider eminent domain for land near Nashville Zoo

  The Metro Council will take a final vote Tuesday on legislation to potentially use eminent domain to acquire property next to the Nashville Zoo for a data center developer. The proposal has 14 sponsors and passed its second reading 27-3, though some council members raised concerns about costs and legal risks.

  Nashville Banner · Davidson Co., TN
• Aug 4
  MORATORIUM

  See photos from Salem City Council's AI data center moratorium meeting

  Headline onlystatesmanjournal.com
• Aug 4
  MORATORIUM

  Salem City Council votes in favor on moratorium on AI data centers

  Headline onlystatesmanjournal.com