October 11, 2026
A permanent public ledger of 31 verified actions on the record. Each entry links directly to its underlying primary government document, council minutes, regulatory filing, or corroborated news report.
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Oregon
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to pause air and water pollution permits for data center projects until July 1, 2027.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Doug Jones, seeking to become Alabama's first Democratic governor since 2003, called for data center regulation at a Huntsville rally on October 11, 2026.
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Democratic candidate for Alabama governor
Doug Jones called for data center regulation at a rally in Huntsville. Said October 11, 2026.
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Pacific Green, Progressive candidate for U.S. House (District 4), Oregon
Filip calls for a ban on AI data centers, arguing that their consumption of energy and water and their environmental impacts warrant stronger restrictions. Said October 11, 2026.
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Governor of Pennsylvania
Governor Shapiro stated in a debate that if a local community does not want a data center, it will not be built. Said October 11, 2026.
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U.S. Senator, Republican
Darline Graham, Republican U.S. Senator, said a two year moratorium on data centers would be dangerous to national security because China would get ahead. Said October 11, 2026.
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Kasie Whitener, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate, said local communities need to have a voice in data center decisions and it is a local issue. Said October 11, 2026.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate
Annie Andrews, Democratic challenger for U.S. Senate, proposed a two year moratorium on data center development. Said October 11, 2026.
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Swatara Township
Swatara Township Board of Commissioners approved community benefits agreements for Highlands West and Highlands East data centers.
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Deseret News
USU research shows 25 percent of Utahns oppose data centers broadly. Mona, Juab County, UT, 2026.
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Deseret News
USU research shows 68 percent of Utahns oppose data centers within 3 miles of their homes. Mona, Juab County, UT, 2026.
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Hyperscale Data plans Patriot BTC subsidiary for Bitcoin mining business
Hyperscale Data plans to form Patriot BTC subsidiary to separate Bitcoin mining operations from AI data center development, transferring its Montana facility and equipment to the new company.
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Santa Clara wants better water, air standards for data centers - San José Spotlight
Santa Clara City Council on October 6 unanimously approved a plan to prioritize new water and air quality standards for data centers and directed staff to conduct a comprehensive policy review.
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Red Hills, XGS to potentially develop data center and geothermal power plant in Lake County - Lake County News,California
Red Hills and XGS Energy plan a geothermal power plant and data center in Lake County, California, with Red Hills fundraising $6.99 million of $20 million as of September 2026.
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Oct. 11 , Bills to STOP Data Centers or cut tax incentives being tracked by Georgia Tech - Savannah Business Journal
Georgia Tech's Energy Policy and Innovation Center is tracking data center legislation filed for the 2027 session, including two statewide moratorium bills, tax incentive repeals, and utility cost protection measures.
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Nevada city council to discuss moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency projects - KCCI
Nevada, Iowa city council is to consider a moratorium on data center, battery storage, and cryptocurrency projects at a Monday meeting, joining several other Iowa jurisdictions that have enacted similar restrictions.
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Demonstrators condemn Ameren’s plan to power data centers with coal and natural gas
Ameren Missouri's new resource plan to power data center growth with nine natural gas plants and extended coal plant life through 2042 drew over 50 protesters calling for clean energy alternatives.
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Millburn Township Committee Withdraws Proposed Data Center Ban for Further Review - TAPinto
Millburn Township Committee withdrew its proposed ordinance to ban data centers, choosing further review instead of passage.
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Project Hazelnut faces mounted data center opposition in Luzerne County
Pennsylvania's Project Hazelnut data center faces intensified community opposition as data center moratoriums are being tracked by prediction markets in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Ohio, part of broader debates over AI infrastructure expansion.
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Swatara Township approves community benefits plan for data center projects - WHP Harrisburg
Swatara Township approved community benefits agreements providing $120.3 million in contributions from Highlands West and Highlands East data center projects for public safety, infrastructure, and community programs.
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Project Hazelnut Data Center Fight Turns $165 Million Into a Political Liability - remio
NorthPoint Development's proposed Project Hazelnut data center in Hazle Township faces local opposition despite offering a $165 million benefits package including household payments and township contributions.
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Did Large Load Tariff Proposal Just Shift Xcel Energy's (XEL) Investment Narrative? - Simply Wall Street
Xcel Energy proposed a new large load electricity tariff to the Public Utility Commission of Texas targeting power hungry users such as data centers with long term commitments and infrastructure cost recovery.
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RELLIS data center getting repurposed with new ownership - Bryan College Station Eagle
A bankrupt data center at Texas A&M RELLIS campus was purchased out of bankruptcy by ThisWay Global for 40 million dollars and repurposed as a research and AI compute center using closed loop liquid cooling.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ takes a swing at ‘Mr. Wonderful’ and his Box Elder County data center project
Saturday Night Live mocked Kevin O'Leary and his Stratos data center project in Box Elder County, describing it as a 40,000 acre facility that would consume water and jobs.
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'Saturday Night Live' spoof targets Kevin O'Leary's Utah data center proposal - KUTV
Kevin O'Leary responded to a Saturday Night Live parody of his plans to build a massive data center in Box Elder County, saying he appreciated the humor.
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How rural Utah became the front line of America’s AI data center backlash - Deseret News
A Utah State University survey found 68 percent of Utahns oppose data centers within 3 miles of their homes, driven primarily by water consumption and exclusion from decision making; at least three county commissioners have lost seats after supporting data center projects.
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Taxpayer group: Some state tax policies disadvantage data centers - The Center Square
A taxpayer group released studies arguing that state tax policies on tangible personal property and sales and use taxes treat data centers less favorably than other industries and other states.
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Video: While Beth Macy Meets VA06 Voters, Rep. Ben Cline (R VA06) Dines in $800 a Night Napa Valley Winery Resort with AI and Data Center Lobbyists - Blue Virginia
Democratic congressional candidate Beth Macy criticized Republican incumbent Ben Cline for attending a lobbyist event with Google and Nvidia representatives at a California resort instead of meeting constituents.
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Alfonso, Clark discuss Line 5, data centers in 7th Congressional District debate - Civic Media
Two Wisconsin congressional candidates debated data center regulation, with one calling for state and federal rules to protect water and power costs and the other backing local control.
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West Virginia’s Historic Chestnut Trees Threatened By Data Center To Be Relocated, Nscale To Pay Full Cost - Yahoo
Nscale committed to fund relocation of historic chestnut and chinquapin trees at a closed West Virginia nursery on its Mason County data center site, with work planned for late 2027.
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Industrial development boom drives Laramie County’s new workforce housing requirement - WyomingNews.com
Laramie County is requiring workforce housing outside the local market for large industrial projects including data centers, as exemplified by Project Latigo by Vantage Data Centers and the Laramie Range Wind Project.
