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Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]

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DEFEND IP Legislation Seeks New Powers to Block Foreign Piracy WebsitesA new bill introduced in Congress would allow U.S. federal courts to issue site blocking orders that broadband providers and public domain name system resolvers would be required to execute, according to the bill text. The legislation, titled the Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property Act, or DEFEND IP,…

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Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Rushed Attempt to Pass KOSA Without a VoteSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked a unanimous consent request on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that would have passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) without a formal roll-call vote, according to Reclaim The Net [1]. The request was made by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who have led the bill’s push for four […]

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Bill Gates Warns AI Could Cause a Billion Deaths, Urges RegulationMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence (AI) is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths if used by people with malicious intent, according to an interview with NBC News‘ “Meet the Press” [1]. Gates said governments should not rely on tech companies to police themselves and urged Washington to pass legislation regulating AI…

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Data Centers Could Sink Republicans in November Midterm ElectionsRepublicans are confronting a political liability over data centers as voter concerns about rising electricity bills intensify ahead of the November midterm elections, according to party strategists. [1] Senate Democrats blocked legislation sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) that would have required states and some utilities to consider a standard…

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AI Researcher Warns Machines May Already Be Developing Languages Humans Can’t Fully UnderstandAdvanced artificial intelligence models may be less than a year away from inventing and deploying unique languages that humans would struggle to understand, a frontier AI researcher told Congress on Sept. 30 [1]. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened a hearing examining the threat that “rogue” AI may pose to U.S.…

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Texas Gov. Abbott declares disaster to ease diesel crunch, allowing dyed fuel on roadsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation on Sept. 28, temporarily suspending restrictions on dyed diesel fuel use on public roadways to address record-high diesel prices averaging $5.90 per gallon. The proclamation provides immediate relief to agricultural and trucking industries by raising allowable weight limits for fuel,…

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Inside the eight-figure plan to build data centers despite moratoriumsAcross the country, ordinary citizens are telling the data center industry a resounding NO, and the industry has answered with a war chest of its own. OpenAI, Blackstone, SoftBank and QTS have joined major construction unions to form the American Infrastructure Alliance. This “high eight-figure campaign” is designed to steer lawmakers away from…

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Officials: War Secretary Hegseth Signs Order on Election SecuritySecretary of War Pete Hegseth signed an order on Monday, Sept. 28, directing the Department of War (DoW) to coordinate with federal and state agencies on election infrastructure protection, according to officials cited by Axios. The order assigns U.S. Cyber Command and the War Department’s combat support agencies to focus intelligence and cyber tools on…

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New Report Reveals Data Center Backup Generators Pollute Like Power Plants, Endanger HealthFederal regulatory changes that eased enforcement of on-site backup generator emissions are contributing to increased health risks from data centers, according to a report released by the Environmental Protection Network (EPN), a nonprofit whose members are former public officials who maintain an interest in environmental policy. Air pollution from data…

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U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drops To Lowest Level Since 1982The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has fallen to its lowest level in more than four decades according to federal data, as a large-scale drawdown authorized earlier this year continues to work through the system. The SPR held 284.6 million barrels for the week ending Sept. 18, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) figures, down […]

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U.S. intel warns Saudi nuclear deal could enable weapons developmentA classified U.S. intelligence assessment concludes Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, raising alarms about the Trump administration’s civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Riyadh. The 30-year deal, signed in July 2026 by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, could allow Saudi uranium enrichment up to 20%—just below…

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Study Shows “Ubiquitous” Chemicals Linked to Breast CancerA peer-reviewed study published Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Environmental Health Perspectives reports that hundreds of potential breast carcinogens are present in consumer goods, food, drinking water, pesticides, drugs and building materials, according to the authors. The study states that exposure to these chemicals is ubiquitous and that federal…

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Hacker Group Claims Massive Breach of FBI Agent DataThe cybercriminal group ShinyHunters announced on its dark-web leak site Tuesday, Sept. 22, that it compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and holds sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and individuals who applied to work at the agency, according to the group’s post. The group claimed it stole terabytes of information – including names, […]

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Trump EPA rolls back PFAS protections as 176 million Americans face contaminated tap waterThe Trump administration withdrew 2022 EPA guidance that helped states use Clean Water Act authority to prevent PFAS from entering drinking water supplies. New EPA data shows 176 million Americans drink PFAS-contaminated tap water, up 4 million from previous estimates. The administration also rolled back federal drinking water limits for four…

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AI Ads Flood Campaign Trail Despite Growing Data Center OutrageAt least 164 political advertisements this year were generated or enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Wesleyan Media Project report, as voter frustration over data center construction intensifies across the country. About 80% of those ads came from Republican candidates or GOP groups, the report said. Examples include a Texas Senate…

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Meta Smart Glasses Face Lawsuits Over Intimate Images, Privacy ClaimsMore than 70 people who bought, used or were recorded by Meta smart glasses have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company in federal court in Northern California, according to court records amended in late August. The suit alleges that intimate and sensitive images captured by the camera-equipped eyewear were transmitted to contractors […]

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Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law, Authorizing Tariffs on Russian Energy BuyersPresident Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law on Friday, according to White House statements and public records. The legislation authorizes new sanctions on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran, according to the bill text. The bill passed the House on Sept. 16 by a […]

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Trump Memo Reduces Endangered Species Act Protections, The Hill ReportsPresident Donald Trump issued a memo directing federal agencies to reduce regulatory protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to The Hill. The memo applies to the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Commerce (DOC), and was reported from Washington. It follows prior administration efforts to revise ESA rules.…

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House Passes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Shoulder Their Own Energy CostsThe U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 16, passed a Republican-backed measure that would require artificial intelligence (AI) and other data centers to make deals with local energy providers to cover the full incremental cost of generation, transmission or distribution upgrades, according to the Epoch Times [1]. The bill, known as the…

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