Federal Board Halts Data Center Project Near Boulder City

Federal panel halts first data center planned for US public land

The board found regulators reused a three-year-old environmental review written for a solar plant, never studying the data center's own effect on water, power or a threatened desert tortoise.

Federal Panel Halts Construction on Nevada Data Center

The Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) has halted construction on a proposed data center near Boulder City, Nevada, according to a ruling issued this week. The stay was granted to environmental groups and local residents who challenged the project's approval, according to officials familiar with the decision. The Board found that the appeal was "likely to succeed on the merits," according to the ruling. The decision prevents any construction …

Federal Panel Halts What Would Be First Data Center on Public Lands

Environmental groups are celebrating on Tuesday after a federal panel halted construction of what would be the first artificial intelligence data center to be built on public federal lands.

Federal board halts data center project near Boulder City

A federal board is ordering another halt on the construction of the Townsite Solar 2, LLC data center near Boulder City.