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.

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.

The president has doubled down on data centers and AI. His base is running in the opposite direction.

By framing their efforts as a “slowdown” rather than an industry-wide push for better security standards, AI labs may have set themselves up for years of regulatory headaches.

The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.

The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.

The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.

Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.

While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.

The latest survey data on the 2026 midterm, views of data center construction, and more in the June 2026 Verified Voter Omnibus from Echelon Insights.

A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.

Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence.

Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence.

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The World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until at least February, with dire consequences for weather worldwide.

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.