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Trump’s EPA Wants to Fast-Track Construction of Gas Plants, Data Centers
A proposed rule would allow construction projects to break ground before obtaining air-emission permits.
Wall Street Is Pairing Up With the Army to Build Data Centers
The Army data center buildout comes as the Pentagon increases its use of AI in military operations.
Google AI Workers in UK Launch Union Campaign, Demand End to Military Contracts
"This is a really important moment for workers in the tech sector,” CWU tech workers officer John Chadfield said.
MN Senate Passes Nation’s First Ban on Apps That Create Nonconsensual Deepfakes
The legislation is the first of its kind in the US to take on the growing phenomena of tech-facilitated sexual abuse.
42 House Democrats Join GOP in Passing Warrantless Mass Surveillance Bill
Rep. Ilhan Omar warned that “this bill has no meaningful reforms" to prevent abuses.
In Atlanta, AI Surveillance Expands as Cop City Reshapes Black Communities
Atlanta built Cop City on forest land and is linked to more than 60,000 surveillance cameras.
Indigenous Leaders Warn AI Boom Repeats Patterns of Extraction
Land defenders use AI tools as data centers drive environmental threats to Indigenous territories.
Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It.
Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities.
The GOP Just Passed a Resolution to Open Minnesota Wilderness Up for Mining
The Forest Service has warned that mines like the one under consideration could cause “serious and irreplaceable harm.”
Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War After Trump Attacks Him in Social Media Rant
In a Truth Social screed, Trump accused the Pope of being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”