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A recent CBS News 60 Minutes report examined the growing data center opposition in communities across the United States as developers race to build facilities to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.
Residents of Toluca Lake are complaining about noise from Universal Studios Hollywood’s new Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift roller coaster, saying the repeated screams from riders are unbearable.
The NYPD celebrates National Deaf Awareness Month while remaining one of New York City’s most prominent—and least accountable—sources of urban noise.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire has released a toolkit to help communities understand and respond to hyperscale data center development.
Residents of Westlake, Texas, have opposed plans for a data centers directly across from a residential neighborhood. As the Town Council considered the project, a judge issued a temporary order preventing its final approval.
Officials in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, have rejected preliminary plans for five massive data center sites following months of community opposition.
A developer seeking approval for a massive data center complex in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, is offering $10,000 payments to eligible local households.
In Northern Virginia, homeowners surrounded by data centers and the noise they generate are considering selling their properties.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has begun installing Rumbler low-frequency sirens in its police vehicles, with plans for a larger expansion of the system.
While most media coverage has focused on residents’ legitimate concerns about data center noise, a few publications have taken a contrarian view to downplay the issue.
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