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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.

January 20, 2025

Executive Order 14154

Unleashing American Energy

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

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