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O’Leary’s Wonder Valley Project Shrinks and Stalls After Local Pushback and Legal Fights

Local opposition, election defeats for key backers, pending lawsuits, tightened state rules, and public scrutiny have stalled the downsized proposal

California Enacts Seven Data‑Center Laws as Texas Pauses Permits

House Passes Ratepayer Protection Act Targeting Data‑Center Energy Costs

Trump Doubles Down on Data Centers as States and Communities Push Back

X Reveals 200,000‑Account Suspected Chinese Bot Farm Targeting U.S. Data‑Center Debate

Governors, Utilities and Wall Street Tighten Rules That Threaten Large AI Data‑Center Builds

U.S. Pushback Puts AI Data‑Center Buildout on Hold

Amazon Backs 7.65 GW Gas Plant to Power New Texas AI Campus

Willie Nelson Urges Communities to Fight ‘Water‑Thieving’ Data Centers in Texas

U.S. Accelerates Power for AI Data Centers as Grids and Communities Push Back

Musk’s Tennessee AI Centers Use Off‑Grid Gas Turbines, Prompting Local Backlash and Investor Interest

Hochul Orders One-Year Pause on New Hyperscale Data Centers

New York Pauses New Hyperscale Data Centers for One Year

DOJ Asks Court to Dismiss NAACP Clean Air Suit Over xAI Turbines

Local Pushback and New Rules Slow AI Data‑Center Buildout

U.N. Report Says AI Data Centers Will Double Power, Water and Land Use by 2030

Crowdsourced Map and New Rules Shift Battle Over U.S. AI Data Centers

Box Elder County Approves Kevin O’Leary’s 9GW ‘Stratos’ AI Campus

Maine Governor Vetoes Data Center Moratorium Bill

Maine Legislature Passes First Statewide Moratorium on Large Data Centers