As a punishing heatwave bakes major East Coast cities, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed data centers in the ...

Extreme temperatures threaten to strain the grid as data centers are increasing energy demand. What could go wrong?

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the ...

As a brutal heat wave hits much of the central and eastern United States this week, the Department of Energy wants ...

The nation’s largest electricity grid — which includes Maryland, Washington D.C, and a dozen other states — received a green ...

Environmental groups argue a data center in Covington and a 90-megawatt "off-grid" power plant under construction to serve it ...

Eileen Castle's swimming pool, the only one for blocks around, was once a refuge for neighborhood children on hot summer days ...

STERLING, Va. — Not long after the enormous data center sprouted in Jessica Medeiros’s residential neighborhood, she began seeing black smoke. “There are times when the generators are running and … ...

As data centers continue to expand across Virginia, a VCU researcher is reviewing what emissions from backup diesel generators at those facilities could mean for air quality.

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. — Neighbors of Port Washington’s $15 billion AI data center and advocacy groups are voicing public health and environmental concerns about plans for backup diesel generators at ...

The Washington County Commissioners are expected to consider a six-month moratorium on data centers, during their June 30 ...

The Washington County Commissioners voted 4-1 on June 30, 2026, to approve a 12-month moratorium on data center applications.