A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
The tech giant promises Ridgeland, Mississippi, its massive data center won’t strain water supplies. But an exclusive look at their agreement shows there are few guarantees.
The Midwest has more than 600 data centers, with hundreds in development. Light pollution rules would protect migrating birds and nighttime pollinators.
We interviewed more than 50 experts to create a community toolkit. It lays out how ordinary people can respond — and how communities can prepare to handle projects beforehand.
Private consultants connect local governments with companies looking to build data centers. They’re often paid by taxpayers, but residents are out of the loop on how these groups work.
Companies like Amazon and Google are often coming to small towns amid the boom in generative artificial intelligence. That has forced residents to fill an information gap left by the decline of local media.
Residents of Canton, Miss., say traffic and dust have already made life a ‘mess’. And they worry what will happen when hundreds of backup diesel generators go online.
