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The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs

77 stories · 2 about North Dakota

Trump says that Microsoft will 'ensure' Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for its data center power consumption · 7 articles, Jan 13Trump tells tech giants to power their own AI ambitions · 7 articles, Feb 25Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its tax breaks · 7 articles, Mar 11Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium · 11 articles, Mar 25Maine Could Be the First State to Pass a Temporary Ban on New Large Data Centers · 15 articles, Apr 14Maine's governor vetoes nation's first state moratorium on data centers · 17 articles, Apr 23Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods · 27 articles, Jul 1Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates · 12 articles, Jul 2Prince William County board rejects data center proposal · 6 articles, Jul 7Oregon data centers face sharp electricity rate hike under new law · 6 articles, Jul 7Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns. · 11 articles, Jul 8As gas plants rise to power AI data centers, renewable energy allies are fighting for alternatives · 11 articles, Jul 11Data centers become flashpoint in gubernatorial races · 13 articles, Jul 12New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium · 107 articles, Jul 14‘More bad news’ for people struggling with energy bills: AI data centers are driving costs even higher · 5 articles, Jul 14Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressure · 15 articles, Jul 15Dozens of protests against AI data centers set for this weekend: What to know · 16 articles, Jul 15‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued After Claiming Data Center Critics Had Connections With China · 8 articles, Jul 15As backlash swells, data center protests go national · 21 articles, Jul 17Americans Are Increasingly Turning on Data Centers · 21 articles, Jul 19Florida GOP lawmaker and governor candidate says AI data center legislation keeps utility costs down · 17 articles, Jul 20Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers · 83 articles, Jul 23Democrats try to harness data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas · 24 articles, Jul 23Texas lawmakers reconsider tax incentives for data centers · 10 articles, Jul 24Mapping rural data center development finds growing opposition · 6 articles, Jul 24Democrat’s TV ad targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from swing Pennsylvania House seat · 12 articles, Jul 28Willie Nelson speaks out on proposed data centers in Texas · 26 articles, Jul 28Trump administration is repurposing federal land for AI data centers · 6 articles, Jul 29Data center boom sparks battle over power costs, new regulations · 5 articles, Jul 30Americans are rallying against data centers. Surprisingly few are actually getting built · 8 articles, Aug 3Gov. Abbott touts data center company support for audit, pause of new data center approvals · 47 articles, Aug 3Ohio governor candidates weigh in on data center issue · 11 articles, Aug 3How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground · 5 articles, Aug 4Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a ‘mistake’ · 18 articles, Aug 7Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, Annenberg survey finds · 6 articles, Aug 9US tech leaders stage data center charm offensive · 5 articles, Aug 10North Dakota lawmaker eyes data center transparency, temporary moratorium for special session · 5 articles, Aug 11Johnson regulates Chicago data centers, wants moratorium · 5 articles, Aug 11Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order · 6 articles, Aug 12Tech bros can't agree on why everyone hates data centers · 9 articles, Aug 17Local people react to Gov. Shapiro’s executive order on data centers · 28 articles, Aug 18Governors’ races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers · 10 articles, Aug 18Rage Against the Data Centers · 12 articles, Aug 18Rising data center backlash shakes up midterm races · 18 articles, Aug 19Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races · 10 articles, Aug 19MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers · 10 articles, Aug 21Data Center Backlash Brings Thousands of Projects to a Screeching Halt · 8 articles, Aug 21Data Centers Know They Have an Image Problem. They're Trying to Fix It. · 10 articles, Aug 21Texas Governor Abbott Says Data Centers 'Dug Their Own Grave' · 5 articles, Aug 23Paxton unveils data center plan, joining other GOP candidates in calling for restrictions · 7 articles, Aug 24EPA moves to curb public input on data centers · 7 articles, Aug 25Opposition to AI data centers unites the left and right · 17 articles, Aug 26Beware of the moral panic over data centers for AI · 11 articles, Aug 26Data centers in North Dakota have received millions in sales tax breaks · 5 articles, Aug 26X reveals foreign adversary behind fake accounts disseminating anti-data center messaging · 9 articles, Aug 28The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers · 21 articles, Aug 28As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don’t want them · 40 articles, Aug 31Trump Says Places Opposing Data Centers Will Live In ‘Poverty, Crime And Squalor’ · 49 articles, Aug 31I feel your pain vs. ‘let Data Reign’: How Trump and his VP are out of step on data centers · 6 articles, Aug 31EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans · 30 articles, Sep 3Westerman says data centers get ‘bad rap,’ and issues can be resolved when everyone is ‘on their A game’ · 10 articles, Sep 7Healey signs order requiring data centers to receive local approval · 10 articles, Sep 8States are rolling back the billion-dollar tax breaks they gave to data centers · 6 articles, Sep 9House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs · 47 articles, Sep 12Data centers, AI increasingly become issue for elections · 14 articles, Sep 13Data center disaster as 5,000 gallons of diesel spill into New Jersey wetlands · 8 articles, Sep 13Loudoun County moves closer to data center pause · 8 articles, Sep 14Philadelphia faces calls for a data center moratorium amid spreading AI fear and talk of a slowdown · 8 articles, Sep 14Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas water agency to penalize data centers that don’t report their water usage · 18 articles, Sep 14Spanberger seeks tighter controls on Virginia data centers · 12 articles, Sep 18Latino voters, data centers and Republican problems are giving Texas Democrats their highest hopes in 20 years · 6 articles, Sep 20Texas is halting all data center environmental permits amid grid audit · 13 articles, Sep 21Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction · 9 articles, Sep 21NJ slaps data center with record $1.07 million fine for air pollution violations · 5 articles, Sep 22Voters don't like data centers. They really don't like them close to home · 7 articles, Sep 22Maryland governor signs executive order establishing new framework for data center development · 5 articles, Sep 23Hundreds of Texas data centers under investigation after failing to report water usage · 10 articles, Sep 24

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else68 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about North Dakota that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 24– 26Starbucks is closing dozens of stores across California — here’s where18 articles · 17 independent sources
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  2. Sep 14– 20Pain at the pump: diesel prices hit record high in the tri-state53 articles · 26 independent sources
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  3. Sep 9– 12Massive Footprints Reveal First Ever Adult T Rex Trackway, a 66-Million-Year-old Walk Through North Dakota6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Aug 17– 18Protests grow over Flock camera use in communities3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  5. Aug 11– 15Armstrong lifts TikTok ban from state devices9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Aug 5– 7North Dakota reports 1st West Nile case of 2026; Cass County resident hospitalized17 articles · 12 independent sources
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  7. Jul 16– 17Two North Dakota families sue hospital over allegations babies were switched at birth5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  8. Jun 30– Jul 5Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump’s trip to North Dakota41 articles · 40 independent sources
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  9. Jun 29– Jul 2Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands68 articles · 44 independent sources
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  10. Jun 4– 5Trump announces $700M coal initiative using Defense Production Act32 articles · 19 independent sources
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Stories that name North Dakota

  1. Sep 17– 18Grandmother falsely accused of bank theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues for $10M12 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Sep 17– 19North Dakota Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans children7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  3. Sep 13– 16EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants146 articles · 90 independent sources
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  4. Sep 7– 11Appeals court rejects Trump mail-in ballot restrictions53 articles · 36 independent sources
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  5. Aug 20– 21GOP senator places hold on Trump nominees over wetlands policy7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  6. Aug 16– 17Reality TV star mourns death of longtime friend and co-star: ‘Brother I never had’6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  7. Aug 13– 14'The Challenge' winner Tyler Duckworth dies at 4453 articles · 13 independent sources
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  8. Jul 27– 2817 states are under an emergency order for electricity. Is your state one of them?59 articles · 14 independent sources
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  9. Jul 25– 26Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions83 articles · 32 independent sources
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  10. Jul 16– 19Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago27 articles · 20 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Sep 28– 29Prairie Public sets US House debates for ND, Minn. 7th District8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  2. Sep 24– 25Napoleon teacher earns title of North Dakota Teacher of Year5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Sep 24– 25Latest North Dakota K-12 student math and English proficiency data delayed5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  4. Sep 24Bismarck State College enrollment hits all-time high2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  5. Sep 22– 23Man pleads guilty in White Shield death case2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  6. Sep 22– 23Beam-signing ceremony held at North Dakota State Hospital under construction8 articles · 6 independent sources
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  7. Sep 22– 24Doug Leier: Nearly a century of North Dakota OUTDOORS5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  8. Sep 21UMD men’s hockey ranked fifth in USCHO preseason poll2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  9. Sep 20Nebraska rusher Jamal Rule shines again, now relishing expectations on the rise2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  10. Sep 18North Dakota hires head of environmental quality6 articles · 5 independent sources
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