Power-hungry data centers could put a strain on Midwestern electric grids. High-voltage power lines photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area are emerging as major players in the national data center explosion, most notably with Microsoft’s $3.3 billion planned data complex near Racine, Wisconsin. Clean energy advocates in the region say […]
Jun. 18—Many Maine cities and towns have arranged for cooling centers as an “excessive heat watch” has been put into effect by the National Weather Service. Lewiston City officials announced temporary cooling centers at 45 Park St. across from Park Street Garage and next to Dufresne Plaza and at SeniorsPlus at 8 Falcon St. The […]
With a prolonged and potentially dangerous heat wave gripping the Pittsburgh area this week, several communities are opening cooling centers. BETHEL PARK The Municipality of Bethel Park’s Community Center will be open as a cooling center. Hours for the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave., are Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., Monday through […]
Multiple businesses in the Miami Valley have opened their doors as “cooling centers” as dangerously high temperatures are expected. The Ohio EMA shared a list of cooling centers that will be open the week of Monday, June 17-Saturday, June 22. > Excessive Heat Watch starts Monday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>>> Excessive Heat Watch starts Monday Heat indexes […]
Already the subject of a federal civil-rights investigation, Kentucky’s Department of Juvenile Justice is bracing for an influx of hundreds of additional youths when several tough-on-crime laws take effect July 1. The state’s new juvenile justice commissioner, Randy White, testified last week to a legislative panel in Frankfort about the “challenge” posed by several bills […]
With scorching temperatures expected in the coming days, City Rescue Mission (CRM) has announced the opening of its cooling centers to provide relief to those in need. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) on Wednesday introduced liquid-cooled AI data center systems running the latest Nvidia (NVDA) chips that are quick to deploy and can save on electricity usage. SMCI stock rose on the news. X The San Jose, Calif.-based company, better known as Supermicro, announced its “AI SuperClusters” at the Computex trade show in […]
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and tour the sites of two migrant detention centers, a visit coming just days before local and European Parliament elections, where migration is a top campaign issue. In November, Meloni […]
By Timothy Gardner, Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is asking big technology companies to invest in new climate-friendly power generation to cover their surging demand, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told Reuters. The talks come as a surprising surge in electricity demand has been driven by the adoption […]
May 31—LIMA — The West Ohio Christian Chamber of Commerce donated to four regional pregnancy centers. The WOCC held a press conference Friday afternoon to present the checks to the organizations. The funding for the donations came from a recent Mother’s Day weekend Tea Party held by the chamber. The organization reportedly raised a total […]
Liberty Center, located just off Interstate 75 in Liberty Township, offers indoor and outdoor shopping, daily events, entertainment, restaurants, office space and apartment living. Arianna Verasmende typically starts her day walking her four-year-old Bassett hound, Cooper, through her neighborhood. Afterward, she might grab a drink at Starbucks before scrambling off to work at a shared […]
May 25—1/1 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Work continued, in August 2023, to fence the affected neighborhoods devastated by the Lahaina Fire. Two serving Maui wildfire survivors will remain open through June 30, according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. HI-EMA said in a news release that the extension, […]