California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers
SACRAMENTO — After weeks of intense negotiation, state lawmakers on Friday reached a compromise on legislation to regulate energy use…
Column: How fearmongering sets policy, from ‘marihuana’ to solar to A.I.
In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the country, it’s…
In a first for the country, voters in Monterey Park ban data centers
Residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers on election day, making the San Gabriel Valley…
Hiltzik: Why do people hate data centers?
Local opposition has blocked or delayed more than a dozen huge data center projects around the country. But…
Man speaking against data center arrested at Imperial County board meeting as tensions flare nationwide
The nationwide controversy surrounding high-tech data centers, and impact and energy and water supplies, turned into a police…
Letters to the Editor: Pushback against AI data centers shouldn’t be considered NIMBYism
To the editor: In a time in which a majority of Americans think AI is more likely to…
‘You’re a liar.’ Why the world’s biggest building boom has run into a wall in California
Bryan Marsh was booed by the crowd as he approached the podium in Monterey Park’s City Hall. Things…
Residents speak out against proposed data center in Imperial County
Residents packed the chambers and poured into the parking lot during a Thursday meeting of the Imperial County…
Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts
IMPERIAL — Whenever the weather changes suddenly, or the skyline becomes shrouded in a windy haze, Fernanda Camarillo braces herself…
White House moves to strip California and other states of AI regulation power
The White House said on Friday that Congress should “preempt state AI laws” that it views as too…
Trump’s plan for rising energy costs: Pump oil, make data centers pay
Energy affordability was in the spotlight during President Trump’s lengthy and at times rambling State of the Union…
This L.A. startup is using rocket science to cool data centers with less power and water
As the artificial intelligence industry heats up, Karman Industries is trying to cool it down. The Signal Hill…