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• Sep 15
  NEWS·Alabama

  As data centers boom, some Alabama cities say, ‘wait a minute’

  Headline onlyBusiness Alabama Magazine · Alabama
• Sep 15
  MORATORIUM·Alabama

  Alabama supervisor: Town must consider data center project 'soon'

  Alabama's town supervisor says the municipality must decide soon on Stream U.S. Data Centers' $19.46 billion data center project application despite Gov. Hochul's one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, citing statutory requirements for local approval timelines.

  The Batavian · Alabama
• Sep 15
  MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., AL

  Conservative anti-data center group brings bus tour to Bessemer

  Humans First, a conservative organization, held a news conference in Bessemer on Sunday opposing large-scale AI data center construction without community input. The group cited two planned projects—Project Marvel in Bessemer and Nebius in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley—as examples of inadequate public consultation on major development.

  alreporter.com · Jefferson Co., AL
• Sep 15
  NEWS·Florida

  Frank Russo Unveils Florida Data Center Community Responsibility Act

  Florida gubernatorial candidate Frank Russo unveiled the Florida Data Center Community Responsibility Act, proposing that data centers pay for their infrastructure impacts and direct tax revenue to host communities for local needs like road repairs and water system improvements.

  PR Newswire · Florida
• Sep 15
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Orange County Considers Taking Action on Data Centers

  Orange County Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad is pushing for a temporary moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers, arguing the county currently lacks specific regulatory language for these facilities. The discussion is scheduled for the September 15th Board of County Commission meeting, with support from local elected officials and a grassroots organization citing concerns about impacts on water, energy, and natural resources.

  West Orlando News · Florida
• Sep 15
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  The president isn’t worried, but Orange County has data center concerns

  Orange County commissioners plan to address data center development, which lacks specific county regulations despite potential impacts on water and energy resources. Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad has recommended at least a one-year moratorium to study the facilities' effects before considering any applications.

  Orlando Sentinel · Florida
• Sep 15
  ZONING·Effingham Co., GA

  Georgia Data Center Regulations Sought as OpenAI Project Advances

  OpenAI is advancing plans for a massive data center campus in Effingham County, Georgia, prompting state regulators and environmental advocates to urge residents to push for stronger regulations governing water use, electricity, noise, air quality, and community benefits. The project, contracted for 3.2 gigawatts of power from 2028 through 2032, includes a promised $80 million in community benefits.

  Effingham Herald · Effingham Co., GA
• Sep 15
  LAWSUIT·Louisiana

  Jim Beam column:Citizens hate Meta secrecy

  American Press · Louisiana
• Sep 15
  NEWS·Louisiana

  Grow NELA launches an interactive tool to map parish-by-parish economic trends

  Grow NELA launched an interactive dashboard that tracks Northeast Louisiana's economic growth through parish-by-parish sales tax collection data. Nine of 10 parishes showed increased sales tax revenue in Q1 2026 compared to the previous year, with Richland Parish experiencing dramatic growth tied to Meta's Hyperion data center construction.

  Technical.ly · Louisiana
• Sep 15
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  The world's richest man says he's living in a trailer

  Elon Musk said he is currently living in an Airstream trailer while overseeing a data center buildout in Memphis, Tennessee, sleeping near the servers rather than commuting. Musk, described as the world's richest person, has a history of sleeping at workplaces, including at Twitter headquarters after acquiring the company in 2022.

  Business Insider · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 15
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Black Chamber of Memphis holds roundtable on data center concerns

  The Black Chamber of Memphis hosted a roundtable Monday where civic, business, environmental and faith leaders discussed data center development's community impact, including the pace of new projects and policy recommendations. Memphis City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a temporary data center moratorium.

  Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN · also at Action News 5
• Sep 15
  NEWS

  Thousands of gallons spill from data center, raising questions in New Jersey

  An estimated 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from an Equinix data center storage tank into Anderson Creek, a tributary of the Hackensack River, in New Jersey's Meadowlands. The spill was discovered Friday; cleanup crews are conducting recovery operations while state officials investigate the incident.

  AL.com