Ohio Bill 646 was declared an emergency measure to appoint a council to assess the concerns regarding data centers, including environmental impact and energy usage. Ohio experts speak about their ...

The legislation comes as approximately 200 data centers operate statewide, with more than 100 located in central Ohio.

House Bill 706 was introduced Feb. 17 and would enact new sections of state law, establishing minimum standards for data center customers in Ohio. The proposal defines a data center as a facility ...

Throughout the country, people across the political spectrum have pushed back against data center projects in their ...

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is looking to streamline the way wastewater discharge permits are issued to data centers as they continue popping up around the state. The proposal currently ...

An Interim Overlay District and zoning study will allow Cincinnati's planning department to analyze 22,000 parcels that could ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As Ohio communities push back against an influx of data centers, a new bill would address concerns with a bipartisan task group. House Bill 646 would establish the Data Center ...

With nearly 40 data centers already in Northeast Ohio and additional, larger projects being planned, local experts weigh in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A report linked Amazon data centers to miscarriages and rare cancers, drawing concerns about data centers’ presence in central Ohio. According to a report from Rolling Stone, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohioans’ electric bills are about to jump again, thanks to unprecedented demand from data centers. For the first time, the state’s grid operator could not secure enough power for ...