‘JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION’: HOW BIG A THREAT IS AI TO THE CLIMATE? theguardian.com/technology/202…

AS TOWNS AND CITIES FIGHT OFF DATA CENTERS, CALLS GROW FOR A NATIONAL MORATORIUM truthout.org/articles/as-to…

5 QUESTIONS WITH SHAOLEI REN: AI AND DATA CENTERS’ PUBLIC HEALTH HARMS goodjobsfirst.org/5-questions-wi…

VIRGINIA DATA CENTER ANNUAL LOSSES TOP $1 BILLION goodjobsfirst.org/virginia-data-…

‘WE HAVE TO REJECT THAT WITH EVERY FIBER OF OUR BEING’: DESANTIS EMERGES AS A CHIEF AI SKEPTIC politico.com/news/2025/12/2…

WHEN THE AI BUBBLE BURSTS, HUMANS WILL FINALLY HAVE THEIR CHANCE TO TAKE BACK CONTROL theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

SENATE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILLS TO REGULATE LARGE DATA CENTERS IN MICHIGAN michiganpublic.org/politics-gover…

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE COST OF AI? westernresourceadvocates.org/podcasts/clima…

NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCE A SENATE BILL TO IMPOSE A 3-YEAR MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTER PERMITS nysenate.gov/legislation/bi…

GEORGIA ESTIMATES THEY WILL LOSE $2.5 BILLION IN DATA CENTER TAX BREAKS IN ONE YEAR. VIRGINIA HAS LOST $1.6 BILLION IN 2025 FROM DATA CENTER SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS. goodjobsfirst.org/georgia-data-c…

CONCERNING! "Electricity prices rising by double the rate of inflation. Data center demand means no relief ahead, analysts say." cnbc.com/2026/02/12/ele…

Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas. As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects. grist.org/energy/data-ce…

Canton, NC passes a 12-month moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining! bpr.org/climate-enviro…

New York begins planning for data center boom, and its strain on the electric grid. Will tech companies be held accountable for their huge energy costs? gothamist.com/news/new-york-…

White House eyes data center agreements amid energy price spikes. A draft pact, obtained by POLITICO, seeks to help ensure data centers do not raise household electricity prices, strain water resources or undermine grid reliability. politico.com/news/2026/02/0…

The Environmental Burden of the United States' Bitcoin Mining Boom, a 2024 study looking at Bitcoin mine-attributable air pollution, and the communities most affected by the fine particle air pollution. nature.com/articles/s4146…

We found this video to be helpful when conceptualizing the true impacts of noise from data centers. youtube.com/watch?v=_bP80D…

Read this short letter written to Portland Press Herald in response to a Feburary 2 op-ed arguing that cryptomining might support Maine's energy grid. pressherald.com/2026/02/26/don…

Elon Musk's makeshift AI power plant generates sound and fury in Mississippi. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…

‘Community Benefits’ from a Hyperscale Data Center are a Mighty Tall Order. Without safeguards in place and reforms from states, making Community Benefit Agreements with data center companies might not be in the community's best interest. techpolicy.press/community-bene…