3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (612+ words) Manchester, New Jersey, is taking steps to keep data centers out of town after local opposition last month spilled onto Route 37, where protesters chanted and held signs. The public response pointed to a broader challenge facing communities across the country:…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (374+ words) Holmdel Township has approved a municipal ban on data centers, joining a broader wave of local resistance in New Jersey over the facilities' water needs, electricity demand, and neighborhood effects. According to NJ.com, Committee members began the process in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) New Jersey residents are pushing back after Jersey Central Power & Light proposed an 8.8% rate hike that would add about $170 a year to household electric bills. For families still grappling with steep energy cost increases, the proposal is landing as yet…...