The US Senate should pass the Clarity Act

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The data-center bill prioritizes technological competition over environmental burdens near new facilities

Chuck Schumer’s intervention gives Democrats leverage to demand stronger protections from AI data-center developers

Democratic divisions over the data-center bill weaken Chuck Schumer’s leverage over household electricity costs

The Senate data-center bill leaves households exposed to costs that technology companies create

The House-backed data-center bill gives technology companies too much influence over electricity policy

Congress should mandate that data centers pay for grid upgrades

Local communities should block the construction of new data centers

AI data centers should pay the full cost of grid upgrades

State utility regulators should set AI data-center electricity rates

American AI leadership justifies building more power for data centers

Data centers should receive faster grid connections than ordinary businesses

AI data centers should bring new generation before connecting to the grid

The United States should accelerate data-center construction to compete on AI

Local governments should restrict the development of data centers

Texas should halt new data center developments to protect its power grid