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News & Administrative Actions
October 2, 2026
National Nonpartisan Group Calls on Congress to Halt Data Center Development on America's Public Lands
Not On Public Lands campaign launches as federal land managers weigh at least 12 data center proposals across six Western states
August 31, 2026
President Trump on Truth Social
“The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor.”
July 23, 2025
Executive Order 14318
Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
September 13, 2026
Trump Orders BLM to Find Public Land for Data Centers
The Bureau of Land Management has asked its state directors to identify public land ripe for data center development.
July 20, 2026
BLM Approves Townsite Data Center
The Bureau of Land Management approved the Townsite Data Center project to construct, operate, and maintain a data center on 88.5 acres of public land in the vicinity of the existing Townsite Solar 1 project.
September 1, 2026
Judge Orders Pause on BLM Data Center
Department of the Interior’s Board of Land Appeals Official Decision to Grant a Stay on Townsite Data Center
February 23, 2026
DOI's NEPA Reform, Unleashing Resources on America's Public Lands
Reforms cut red tape, accelerate NEPA approvals