3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (171+ words) ASHBURN, VA — U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam is proposing a package of federal legislation aimed at addressing the effects of rapid data center development on electricity costs, local quality of life and the environment. Subramanyam, a Democrat who represents Virginia's 10th congressional…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (593+ words) ASHBURN, VA – Four Loudoun County high school students decided to see if they could fight fire with fire – in this case, to try to combat invasive farm pests with another little buzzing, flying creation: drones. Sumedh Pendyala, Praneel Mukherjee, Jayesh…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (573+ words) DEERFIELD, IL — Another fiber-optic company is preparing for a major buildout in Deerfield, with plans to bring its network to most residential properties in the village. The Deerfield Village Board on Tuesday approved a public right-of-way agreement with Ezee Fiber,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (430+ words) SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — A scientist conducting field surveys in San Mateo County recently spotted what appeared to be an oddly shaped rock in a creek bed but paleontologists later confirmed it was an intact mastodon tooth, the Midpeninsula Regional…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (203+ words) MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — McHenry County is warning residents about fraudulent emails impersonating the county's planning and development department and targeting people who have submitted zoning or permit requests. The scam emails use real case information obtained from the county's online…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (227+ words) CONTRA COSTA, CA — An East Bay city will appoint community stakeholders to advise officials on what policies should govern potential future data centers. City Manager Darin Gale announced the Advisory Committee on Data Center Development during an Aug. 3 special Pittsburg…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (383+ words) Proposed data centers must secure a community benefits agreement and either provide for or pay for their own energy consumption as part of an executive order that Gov. Maura Healey said on Tuesday allows local control over the controversial developments....

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (857+ words) SANTA MONICA, CA — A video circulating among Santa Monica residents claims the city's newly installed Third Street Promenade digital displays automatically connect with pedestrians' smartphones and can cause advertising shown on the signs to subsequently appear on their phones. The…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (849+ words) BRIDGEWATER, NJ — New regulations governing data centers and hyperscale data centers were approved by the Bridgewater Township Council last week. The approval at the Sept. 2 Council meeting came following residents' concerns about the potential impact of the facilities on neighborhoods,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (143+ words) TUSCALOOSA, AL — The City of Tuscaloosa is seeking community organizations to participate in its 10th annual Tech or Treat event next month. The free Halloween event is set for 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Tuscaloosa Gateway Innovation and Discovery…...