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Orangetown Planning Board Requires Environmental Impact Study for Data Center Expansion, Delaying Project Indefinitely

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July 9, 2026

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Huge Victory for Grassroots Opponents of Costly, Dangerous Industrial Expansion in Rockland County The post Orangetown Planning Board Requires Environmental Impact Study for Data Center Expansion, Delaying Project Indefinitely appeared first on Food Water Watch.

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Bisnow News

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· Jun 29, 2026

Big Tech Says Data Centers Must Change To Survive Local Opposition

As data center projects face fierce opposition across the U.S., leaders at Microsoft and Oracle say the industry can no longer afford to be dismissive of local concerns. Instead, developers and hyperscalers need to be proactive and change how data centers...

ArcaMax

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· Jun 22, 2026

The nation's data center debate has reached Southern Nevada

The fast-spreading national debate over the effects of AI data centers on the environment has reached Southern Nevada, this time taking over Henderson City Hall. At a meeting Tuesday, officials said they would explore a 180-day pause on data ...

The Real Deal

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· Jun 29, 2026

NYC developer in hot pursuit of Albany data center

Even as a data center moratorium sits on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk, awaiting a signature, a zoning change could push forward a development right in the state capital. EKG Group’s Michael-Henry Elghanian-Krayem is pushing to rezone into the “light industrial” classification at the Kenwood Commons site, the Times Union reported. The 76-acre site is zoned for a mixed-use campus today and needs numerous approvals to go forward, including at least two revisions to the city’s zoning regulations. The rezoning would allow for both a data center and a broader technology campus. The 570 million project consists of a 500,000-square-foot data []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Bacon’s Rebellion

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· Jul 9, 2026

Digital Future – Build It the Right Way

by Chris Saxman Too often, conversations about data centers are presented as an either-or: tech companies versus local communities, or economic growth versus environmental protection. That is the wrong debate. The real challenge is whether communities, businesses, utilities, investors and public leaders can work together to support the infrastructure a growing digital economy requires while []

Commercial Observer

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· Jul 10, 2026

Palm Beach County Pauses Data Center Applications

South Florida has entered the data center debate. In one of the first moves to regulate the construction of the asset class in the region, the Palm Beach County Commission paused data center proposals this week until it adopts appropriate zoning, following pushback from residents. Commissioners this week voted 5-2 to freeze new data center []

Florida Politics

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· Jun 23, 2026

Deltona Corporation drops Citrus County data center plans

The county has a temporary moratorium on data centers. The post Deltona Corporation drops Citrus County data center plans appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

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Related coverage for "Orangetown Planning Board Requires Environmental Impact Study for Data Center Expansion, Delaying Project Indefinitely": Bisnow News — Big Tech Says Data Centers Must Change To Survive Local Opposition. ArcaMax — The nation's data center debate has reached Southern Nevada. The Real Deal — NYC developer in hot pursuit of Albany data center. Bacon’s Rebellion — Digital Future – Build It the Right Way. Commercial Observer — Palm Beach County Pauses Data Center Applications. Florida Politics — Deltona Corporation drops Citrus County data center plans