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Georgia Counties Confront Water Gaps and Dry Wells as Data Center Permitting Spreads

Water disputes in Fayette and Newton counties are shaping how Georgia officials, including an Effingham delegation, scrutinize a $20 billion data center project.

Sep 24, 2026
Georgia Counties Confront Water Gaps and Dry Wells as Data Center Permitting Spreads

Water disputes in Fayette and Newton counties are shaping how Georgia officials, including an Effingham delegation, scrutinize a $20 billion data center project.

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Sep 24, 2026
Free public forum in Omaha Thursday night examines Nebraska data center energy and water impacts - KMTV 3 News Now Omaha

The forum is about how data centers in Nebraska affect electricity use and water demand. It points to a community discussion of project impacts rather than a specific build decision or financing deal.

Sep 24, 2026
Belmont Glen Faces A New Neighbor: OpenAI Data Center

This piece appears to be about a proposed OpenAI data center near Belmont Glen in Effingham County, Georgia, and the local concerns that come with a new facility next door. The excerpt points to water and cooling as the immediate issue, with the broader project likely affecting nearby residents through land use and community impacts, though the filing details are not provided here.

Sep 24, 2026
New $2.9 billion data center proposed in Canton. Here's what to know

A proposed $2.9 billion data center in Canton would add a large new load and raise questions about land use, power supply, and water demand for cooling. The excerpt does not say who will build it, where it would go, or what public incentives, utility agreements, or approvals are attached.

Sep 24, 2026
As Americans struggle to regulate massive data center proposals driven by AI, the Inland Northwest joins the fray

The piece is about proposed AI data center projects in the Inland Northwest and the local effort to deal with them. The excerpt points to water and cooling as part of the issue, but it does not specify a particular project, approval, or utility agreement.

Sep 24, 2026
Onondaga County says $500K AI data center study is nearing completion

Onondaga County says a study on a proposed AI data center is close to done. The filing points to a public process around the project, but it does not spell out a site, a power deal, water use, tax terms, or whether the county will move forward.

Sep 23, 2026
State fines DataOne $1M for pollution, permit violations involving Vineland data center

New Jersey fined DataOne over pollution and permit violations tied to a Vineland data center. The filing points to environmental and regulatory problems at a specific site, but does not say how the violations affect the project's power, water, land, or tax terms beyond the enforcement action.

Sep 23, 2026
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After SC data center's projected water use ballooned to 1.4M gallons, it took months to tell public

The piece is about a South Carolina data center and the gap between its projected water use and when that information reached the public. It concerns cooling demand, disclosure, and local oversight of a specific project.

Sep 23, 2026
Lehigh Valley planners raise questions about Allentown and Bethlehem data center proposals - The Morning Call

Planners in the Lehigh Valley are scrutinizing proposed data center projects in Allentown and Bethlehem. The filing points to local review of where the projects would go and what they may require from the host communities, but it does not say the projects are approved or describe any final commitments on power, water, tax, or land.

Sep 22, 2026
Sherrill Administration Issues $1 Million Fine to Vineland Data Center

New Jersey’s administration has fined a Vineland data center, which points to a regulatory or enforcement issue tied to the site rather than a buildout update. The filing does not say what triggered the fine, whether the amount will be contested, or what the project’s broader water, power, land, or tax obligations are.

Sep 22, 2026
Aberdeen Providing Bulk Water To Contractor For Data Center In Ellendale

Aberdeen is supplying bulk water to a contractor tied to a data center project in Ellendale. The filing or excerpt does not say how much water is involved, what the cooling setup is, or what terms the contractor is getting.

Sep 22, 2026
Data centers offer a rare unifying issue for Utah voters across party lines

The piece appears to cover how data center growth has become a voter issue in Utah, with attention to the local political split over what communities take on. From the excerpt alone, the specific commitments or costs tied to any project are not stated.

Sep 22, 2026
Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction - Los Angeles Times

California has moved to put state rules around data center development. The filing says the governor signed bills and used the occasion to press for federal action, but it does not say which projects are covered or what specific power, water, tax, or land terms the bills impose.

Sep 21, 2026
Former International Paper site in Natchez being considered for data center

A former International Paper site in Natchez is being considered for a data center. The filing or excerpt does not say who the developer is, what the site would require for power or water, or whether there are any approvals, incentives, or local objections.

Sep 21, 2026
Governor Newsom signs most comprehensive data center laws in the nation, providing communities more control on water, electricity, and land use - California State Portal | CA.gov

California has adopted state-level rules for data centers that give local communities more say over water use, electricity impacts, and land use decisions. The filing says the laws are meant to expand community control, but it does not spell out the full requirements, affected project types, or how enforcement will work.

Sep 21, 2026
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NM Supreme Court rebuff won't stop Project Jupiter data center battle

The piece is about Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and the fight over its data center footprint, with water and air scrutiny still in play after a state court setback. It says the legal loss did not end the broader local battle over whether and how the project can move ahead.

Sep 21, 2026
Secaucus Data Center Spill Still Unpunished More Than a Week Later

The piece is about a reported spill tied to a Secaucus data center and the fact that it was still unresolved more than a week later. It points to a water and cooling issue at a specific site, and to possible enforcement or oversight questions that the filing does not resolve.

Sep 21, 2026
The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town

The piece is about a large data center being built in an Ohio town that is under economic strain. The excerpt points to the project’s cooling and water implications, but it does not say what power source, tax deal, land package, or local approvals are attached to it.

Sep 21, 2026
Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable

The piece says Pennsylvania’s abandoned mines and waste-heat reuse could be part of how new data centers in the state reduce their cooling footprint. It points to siting and water-side implications for a local buildout, but the excerpt does not say which projects are involved or what commitments any developer has already made.

Sep 20, 2026
Timeline: The evolution of Project Jupiter - Searchlight New Mexico

The piece is a timeline of Project Jupiter in New Mexico, so it appears to track how the project developed over time and what the local hosts were asked to provide. From the source label and headline alone, the clearest covered issue is water and cooling, but the excerpt does not say what commitments were actually made or whether power, land, or public subsidies were also part of it.

Sep 19, 2026
Sacramento is now in the data center debate. Here’s what leaders and activists are saying

Sacramento officials and local activists are debating whether data centers should be built in the city and what those facilities would mean for water use and other community impacts. The piece appears to cover the local political argument rather than a specific approved project.

Sep 19, 2026
Broadview area data center sees first phase of construction with roads, well work

The piece says the Broadview-area project has entered an initial construction phase and that the work now includes roads and well development. That puts the story on land preparation and water use for a proposed data center site in Montana, while it does not say anything about power supply, tax terms, or public approvals.

Sep 19, 2026
Fracking flourishes amid data center surge in Western Pa.

The piece appears to connect rising data center demand in western Pennsylvania with continued fracking activity tied to that power and infrastructure buildout. It points to the local resource and land-use effects around new compute growth, while the excerpt does not spell out a specific project, utility deal, or permitting action.

Sep 19, 2026
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Rangely’s geothermal proposal now includes data centers

The proposal is no longer just a geothermal project; it now also contemplates data centers at the Rangely site. The excerpt does not say whether the filing adds power commitments, water use, tax terms, land assembly, or approvals, so those details remain unstated.

Sep 19, 2026

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