SPOKANE, Wash. — Avista confirmed on Tuesday that a potential "large load" project that the company is considering is a data center development. According to recent filings with the U.S. Securities ...

Spokane, WASH. -- Avista confirmed today that the 'large load customer' it entered into an agreement with that would consume as much electricity as half the utility's service area in Eastern ...

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched a crowdsourced map that tracks more than 4,000 major AI data centers across the United States. The Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting website aims ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Data centers and artificial intelligence are at the center of a growing debate across the country — are they worth the advanced technology? Data centers are what fuel AI ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — AI data centers have become a subject of intense controversy across municipalities in the United States as communities worry about their impact on their environment and finances.

Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for outlets including CNET, NPR, WIRED, Texas Monthly, MSNBC, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The ...

More than 2,700 reports from concerned residents have been submitted to the activist's website so far Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in ...

AI data centers consume water like small cities and electricity like industrial districts, yet most communities have no idea these resource-hungry facilities are being built in their backyards. Enter ...

Erin Brockovich is taking on the AI industry with a new website that tracks AI data centers. Credit: Michael Swensen/Getty Images Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has set her sights on a new ...

Activist Erin Brockovich is setting her sights on the AI industry, launching a new crowdsourced map that collects community concerns about the major AI data centers popping up across the country. “The ...

The environmental activist and former legal clerk who’s life was made into a movie in 2000 is also logging local complaints about data center projects in their communities. Brockovich writes: “The ...