Molly Taft

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities' impact on the atmosphere.

CEO Matt Garman announced Amazon will stop using secret agreements with county officials and acknowledges community backlash could lead to data center "moratoriums" across the country.

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.

Atoco's new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.

From the Senate to governors' mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.

10 pts The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.

The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.

15 pts The data center buildout could cause a massive increase in gas prices as companies scramble for limited supplies and infrastructure fails to meet demand.