Tag: Alabama
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This Small Alabama Town Was Part of the Manhattan Project. Now It May Host a Hyperscale Data Center.
CHILDERSBURG, Ala.—At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, there were few questions and fewer answers. Despite the…
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An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here.
COLUMBIANA, Ala.—At first, no one knew about the non-disclosure agreement. Columbiana’s then-mayor, David Mitchell, had…
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How Alabama Power Has Left the ‘American Amazon’ at Risk
Wired for Profit: Third in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable…
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Alabama Power Seeks to Delay Rate Hike for New Gas Plant Amid Outcry
Alabama’s largest electric utility has proposed delaying an approved rate increase for an extra year…
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An Alabama City Council Approves Rezoning for a Massive Data Center, Dividing a Community
BESSEMER, Ala.—Cleo King prays about every vote he casts on behalf of the people he…
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How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country
Wired for Profit: First in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable…
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Despite Stiff Opposition, an Alabama City Changes Its Laws to Accommodate Data Centers
BESSEMER, Ala.—The reverend knew what was coming. As Tuesday’s City Council meeting began, The Rev.…
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Eighteen Months After a Fatal Explosion, Alabama Rolls Back Its Commitment to Monitor Explosive Gases Above Coal Mines
OAK GROVE, Ala.—Alabama officials charged with protecting residents from surface impacts of underground coal mining…
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USA: Alabama stay of execution holds
The stay of execution granted by a state court judge for the purpose of assessing…
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Capped Alabama Coal Ash Pond Still Polluting Groundwater 7 Years After Closure, Lawsuit Claims
GADSDEN, Ala.—The coal ash lagoon at Alabama Power’s Plant Gadsden was supposed to be a…