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Piqua special recall election has its roots in a data center dispute

The piece ties a local recall election to a fight over a proposed data center in Piqua. It concerns community opposition and the local approval fight, not the operator’s finances or any technical buildout details.

Oct 26, 2026
Vineland residents plan to sue data center over unpermitted natural gas engines

Vineland residents are preparing a lawsuit over a data center’s use of natural gas engines that were not permitted. The piece centers on local opposition, regulatory compliance, and the project’s on-site power setup in New Jersey.

Oct 23, 2026
Judge orders Talbot County to remove data center text amendment from zoning

A judge ordered Talbot County to remove a data center text amendment from its zoning code. The piece is about local zoning control over where data centers can be approved in the county, not about power, water, or project financing.

Oct 23, 2026
Temporary restraining order denied in Springfield data center lawsuit

A court denied a temporary restraining order in a Springfield lawsuit tied to the proposed data center moratorium. The filing appears to concern legal control over whether the project can move forward, but the excerpt does not say anything about power, water, tax terms, or land commitments by the developer.

Oct 23, 2026
QTS provides permits to I-Team after Bessemer mayor seeks halt to data center construction - WBMA

The piece is about a proposed data center in Bessemer and a local dispute over whether construction should keep going. It centers on permitting, city action, and what QTS has or has not handed over to reporters or officials about the project.

Oct 22, 2026
East Whiteland Data Center Faces New Lawsuit Threat

The piece is about a proposed data center in East Whiteland and a new legal challenge tied to local opposition. It signals risk to the siting process, but the excerpt does not say what claims the lawsuit threat raises or whether any approvals, land, power, or water commitments have changed.

Oct 22, 2026
Ferguson petition calls on city to repeal data center — or let residents vote on it

Residents in Ferguson are organizing a petition to force the city to repeal approval for a data center or send the question to voters. The piece is about local opposition and the use of direct political pressure over a proposed project, not about the operator’s finances or technical buildout.

Oct 22, 2026
Stafford supervisors vote to condemn land for data center reuse water pipe

Stafford supervisors voted to condemn land for a pipeline tied to reuse water for a data center. The filing says the county is using land condemnation to support water infrastructure for the project, but it does not say who will pay for the pipe, how much water the data center will use, or whether the site has other approvals in hand.

Oct 22, 2026
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Goochland data center drama still lingers as angry residents gather, judge weighs decision on TOD lawsuit dismissal

Residents in Goochland are still pushing back over a proposed data center project in the West Creek area, while a judge considers whether to dismiss the related TOD lawsuit. The filing points to an ongoing siting and legal dispute; it does not say whether the project has secured power, water, tax, or land commitments.

Oct 22, 2026
4 Georgia families sue Meta, claim data center construction contaminated well water - WSB-TV

Four Georgia families have filed suit alleging that construction of a Meta data center polluted their well water. The filing raises water, environmental, and legal questions about what the project may have done to nearby private wells, but the excerpt does not say whether the data center is operating or what specific contamination was found.

Oct 21, 2026
Residents give notice of intent to sue East Whiteland and developer over 1.5 million square foot data center project

Residents are moving from opposition to legal action over a proposed 1.5 million-square-foot data center in East Whiteland. The filing appears to concern local approval and the project’s siting, but the excerpt does not say what commitments the developer has made on power, water, taxes, or land beyond the project size and location.

Oct 20, 2026
Judge rules that Port's new ordinance on data center TIFs can stand - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A judge let a Port Washington ordinance governing tax-increment financing for data centers remain in place. The piece is about a local tax and legal dispute over incentives tied to a proposed data center development, and it does not say the project secured power, water, or land commitments.

Oct 19, 2026
Wisconsin will examine environmental cost of data centers in lawsuit settlement

Wisconsin’s settlement would force a look at the environmental effects tied to data centers, so the story is about how a state dispute could shape future siting and review. The excerpt does not say which projects are covered, what impacts are being studied, or whether any permits or approvals change now.

Oct 19, 2026
Mayor Responds to 1200 Route 22 Lawsuit, Developer Seeks Nullification of Ordinance on Data Centers

The piece is about a local fight over a data center ordinance in Bridgewater and Raritan, where the mayor is responding to a lawsuit and the developer is trying to overturn the rule. It points to zoning and legal conflict around whether the project can proceed, but it does not say the filing adds any new commitments on power, water, tax, or land.

Oct 19, 2026
300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects — bans 'much more bark than bite,' only 2.3 gigawatts of data centers are held up, versus 38 gigawatts expected online in 2027

The piece says local bans and moratoriums have slowed only a small number of US data center projects, while most planned capacity still appears set to move ahead. It frames the issue as a siting and community opposition story, not a change in power, water, tax, or land commitments for any specific project.

Oct 18, 2026
Arkansas mom shared public data center records, then a utility sued her and 2 newspapers

The piece is about a dispute over public records tied to a proposed data center and a utility’s lawsuit against the person who shared them, along with two newspapers. It points to how project information, public access, and legal pressure can shape local oversight of data center development.

Oct 18, 2026
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Goochland Court to Address Data Center Land Use Issues

Goochland County Court is set to consider how data center land use should be handled locally. The filing points to a land-use dispute, but it does not say whether the county will approve, reject, or change any specific project.

Oct 17, 2026
Rezone of Wolcott farmland overturned, halting data center plan | Exclusive - Journal & Courier

A White County judge voided the rezoning that had cleared farmland for a proposed data center in Wolcott. The filing says the project is halted at the land-use stage and does not say anything about power, water, tax terms, or whether the developer has another site.

Oct 16, 2026
AG Pax­ton sends letters to over 150 data cen­ter devel­op­ments, including in Nacogdoches County

Texas attorney general sent letters to more than 150 proposed data center developments, including one in Nacogdoches County. The filing, as described here, does not say what commitments any project has made on land, power, water, taxes, or local approvals.

Oct 15, 2026
Florida judge blocks data center appeal hearing in Indiantown - Treasure Coast News

A Florida judge has blocked a hearing on an appeal tied to the proposed data center in Indiantown. The filing points to a legal fight over whether the project can move forward, but it does not say what the project itself would commit in land, power, water, or tax terms.

Oct 15, 2026
AG Ken Paxton targets Texas data centers over water use, including developments in Harris County

The story is about Texas data centers facing scrutiny over water use, with Harris County named as one of the places affected. It points to a legal and regulatory push by the state attorney general, but the excerpt does not say which projects are involved, what remedies are being sought, or whether any filing has been made.

Oct 15, 2026
Texas’ crackdown on data centers exposes limits of state law

Texas is trying to use state enforcement tools against data center water use, and the headline says the case shows where current law runs out. The piece appears to focus on how much leverage Texas has over a project’s water and cooling demands, and what regulators can and cannot force operators to do.

Oct 14, 2026
AG seeks to be involved in citizens’ group lawsuit against Sand Springs data center - Oklahoma Energy Today

The piece concerns an Oklahoma attorney general moving to intervene in a citizens’ lawsuit tied to a proposed data center in Sand Springs. It is about local opposition and the legal fight around whether the project can move ahead, not about the project’s power, water, or tax terms.

Oct 13, 2026
Hood County rejects Comanche Circle data center settlement, permit appeal

Hood County turned down a proposed settlement tied to the Comanche Circle data center and also rejected the permit appeal. The piece is about local land-use and legal conflict over whether the project can move ahead in Hood County, Texas, and it does not say what new water, power, tax, or land terms, if any, were on the table beyond the dispute itself.

Oct 13, 2026
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Two groups sue Franklin County over data center approvals, seek to halt permits - The Business Journals

Two groups have sued Franklin County over approvals tied to data center projects and are asking the court to stop permits from moving forward. The filing puts local opposition and the county’s siting process at the center of the dispute; it does not say what specific power, water, tax, or land commitments the projects include.

Oct 13, 2026

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