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thecooldown.com > green-tech > wixom-michigan-tighten-zoning-data-centers

Wixom, Michigan, advances data center rules as worries grow over power, water, and noise

15+ min ago   (505+ words) They also worry those pressures could raise household utility costs. Wixom, Michigan, is moving to tighten its zoning rules for data centers as the city weighs how to handle facilities that can put significant pressure on neighborhoods and public infrastructure....

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thecooldown.com > green-business > mystery-buyer-offers-full-price-san-lazaro

Mystery buyer offers full $42.5 million for Colorado mobile home park as residents race to match

29+ min ago   (564+ words) Many families have few realistic options if lot rents jump. An unidentified buyer has bid the full price of $42.5 million for San Lazaro Mobile Home Park, prompting hundreds of Colorado residents to rush to purchase the community themselves, according to…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > otter-rescue-cormorant-island-reunion

Rescued otter pup revived with CPR, returned to its family on Cormorant Island

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (381+ words) A high-stakes wildlife rescue on Cormorant Island ended in a heartwarming reunion after local residents freed three tangled otter pups and helped save one that had stopped breathing. The rescue showed how quickly community action can mean the difference between…...

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thecooldown.com > green-home > manitoba-tenant-rent-hike-hallway-upgrades

Tenant rallies neighbors after hallway upgrades bring a proposed 78% rent hike

43+ min ago   (345+ words) Wingspan Properties has not filed an application with the agency for the rent increase exception. After new "cosmetic" upgrades were added to the entrance and hallways of her Winnipeg, Canada, apartment building, tenant Allana Swayze said she expected a rent…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > princeton-resident-bid-ban-flock-cameras

New Jersey resident launches bid to ban Flock cameras over 'nationwide surveillance network"

57+ min ago   (490+ words) An online petition started by Chris Potts, a biotech CEO, asks Princeton Council to take three steps. A Princeton, New Jersey, resident is calling for stricter limits on surveillance technology in town, arguing that tools intended for public safety should…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > westover-alabama-data-center-moratorium-town-hall

In Alabama, Westover delays data center moratorium vote, calls for town hall

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (555+ words) That can leave residents wondering whether local infrastructure will be pushed to its limits. A dispute over how quickly a new data center could move into Westover, Alabama, has widened into a broader conversation about who gets a say when…...

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thecooldown.com > green-business > ashville-data-center-referendum-vote

Ohio Supreme Court says Ashville can't block vote on data center, gas plant deal

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (523+ words) The council did not spell out specific reasons for the emergency label. A fight over a proposed Ohio data center campus — and the natural gas plant expected to power it — is moving closer to voters after the state's highest court…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > league-city-vote-police-flock-cameras

Texas city may let voters decide if police keep Flock cameras after misuse concerns

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (399+ words) A Texas city could give residents direct control over a controversial surveillance tool that has spread rapidly across the country. As CW39 reported, League City is considering whether voters, rather than elected officials alone, should decide if police can continue using…...

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thecooldown.com > green-home > idaho-neighbors-push-back-on-housing-project

Idaho residents mobilize against 471-home project planned on farmland by Boise River

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (405+ words) In Meridian, Idaho, a proposed housing project on farmland near the Boise River is facing fierce opposition from nearby residents, who say it could burden local roads, delay emergency responders, and transform a rural part of the city in ways…...

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thecooldown.com > green-business > utah-nurse-heber-city-tax-hike

As Utah leaders weigh a 4.8% property tax hike, families warn of 'death by a thousand cuts"

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (524+ words) "It really is that dramatic. … We're dying out there." A dispute over property taxes in Heber City, Utah, escalated after a nurse raising five children pushed back against officials who framed the proposed increase as roughly the price of a…...