The bill reinforces the ability of local governments to refuse to build AI data centers in their jurisdictions.

A real estate developer’s plan to build Florida’s first hyperscale data center — taking up more than 1,300 acres of land in Polk County — is humming along despite misgivings by some locals. Earlier ...

Data centers are physical facilities that house the technology needed for digital services like generative AI and cloud computing. The growth of data centers is raising environmental concerns due to ...