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SENATE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILLS TO REGULATE LARGE DATA CENTERS IN MICHIGAN

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Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate large data centers in Michigan
The three bills would start building a framework for regulating the environmental impacts of "hyperscale" data centers.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
WHEN THE AI BUBBLE BURSTS, HUMANS WILL FINALLY HAVE THEIR CHANCE TO TAKE BACK CONTROL

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When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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January 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
‘WE HAVE TO REJECT THAT WITH EVERY FIBER OF OUR BEING’: DESANTIS EMERGES AS A CHIEF AI SKEPTIC

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‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic
His opposition to AI has little to do with cultural grievances or “woke” ideology — and far more to do with economic disruption, labor displacement and the scale of the technology itself.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
VIRGINIA DATA CENTER ANNUAL LOSSES TOP $1 BILLION

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Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First
Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First
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January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
5 QUESTIONS WITH SHAOLEI REN: AI AND DATA CENTERS’ PUBLIC HEALTH HARMS

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5 Questions With Shaolei Ren: AI and Data Centers’ Public Health Harms - Good Jobs First
5 Questions With Shaolei Ren: AI and Data Centers’ Public Health Harms - Good Jobs First
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January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
AS TOWNS AND CITIES FIGHT OFF DATA CENTERS, CALLS GROW FOR A NATIONAL MORATORIUM

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As Towns and Cities Fight Off Data Centers, Calls Grow for a National Moratorium
The battle to build new data centers has pitted communities across the country against Silicon Valley.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
‘JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION’: HOW BIG A THREAT IS AI TO THE CLIMATE?

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‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
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January 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
SHOULD PEOPLE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO QUIET IN THEIR HOMES AND YARDS?

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Should people have a legal right to quiet in their homes and yards?
Unwanted noise is a health hazard, just like secondhand smoke is. Should people have a legal right to quiet in their own homes and yards?
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January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
MARA’S BITCOIN MINING BECAME A NIGHTMARE FOR THIS TEXAS TOWN
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Bitcoin Mining Became a 24/7 Nightmare For This Texas County
Texas residents say Marathon Digital’s Bitcoin mine created nonstop noise, lawsuits, and a failed cityhood bid. Inside the Hood County fight.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center

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Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center
"The world needs better ways to understand what's actually happening on the ground."
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December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Philly man's bitcoin mining scheme allegedly defrauded investors of $48.5 million

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Philly man's bitcoin mining scheme allegedly defrauded investors of $48.5 million
Danh C. Vo, 37, is accused of scamming thousands of people who bought into his crypto company and then fleeing to Vietnam.
www.phillyvoice.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
WHY SOME BITCOIN MINING COMPANIES ARE DITCHING CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR AI

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December 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEARLY 7,000 OF THE WORLD’S 8,808 DATA CENTERS ARE BUILT IN THE WRONG CLIMATE, ANALYSIS FIND — VAST MAJORITY LOCATED OUTSIDE OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR COOLING, 600 IN LOCATIONS CONSIDERED TOO HOT

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Nearly 7,000 of the world’s 8,808 data centers are built in the wrong climate, analysis find — vast majority located outside optimal temperature range for cooling, 600 in locations considered too hot
Most facilities sit outside the temperature range recommended for efficient operation, as AI growth pushes data centers into hotter regions.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
WATER LEVELS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ARE FALLING – JUST AS US DATA CENTERS MOVE IN

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Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in
Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting back
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December 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
HOW A TRUMP BUSINESS DEAL WITH A CRYPTO FIRM EXPOSES POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

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How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest
Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal…
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December 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
VIRGINIA DATA CENTER ANNUAL LOSSES TOP $1 BILLION

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Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First
Virginia Data Center Annual Losses Top $1 Billion - Good Jobs First
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December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
TEXAS TOWN BATTLES NONSTOP NOISE FROM BITCOIN MINE

A rural Texas community says nonstop noise from a bitcoin mine is destroying their lives.

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Texas town battles nonstop noise from bitcoin mine
A rural Texas community says nonstop noise from a bitcoin mine is destroying their lives.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S AI NATIONAL POLICY EXECUTIVE ORDER IS AN UNAMBIGUOUS THREAT TO STATES BEYOND JUST AI

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President Trump’s AI National Policy Executive Order Is an Unambiguous Threat to States Beyond Just AI
The executive order is a legally unjustifiable incursion into the rights of states; will be used to threaten and intimidate states; and does not uphold the administration’s promises to exempt AI…
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December 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM