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Reporters, editors, producers, and researchers: here is how to reach us, what we can speak to, the cases people ask about most, and how to cite the tracker.
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Email hello@suedatacenters.org with Media in the subject line. We answer press email the same business day, and on deadline usually within the hour. If you are on deadline, say so in the subject line.
Our editor is available for interviews by phone or video, on the record or on background, and can walk you through the court records and reporting behind any case on the tracker.
Email the media deskBy the numbers
Tracker last updated September 11, 2026.
- 37
- cases and disputes tracked
- 20
- in active litigation
- 51
- state and D.C. guides
- 7
- claim types covered
- 34
- plain-English legal guides
What we can speak to
- The shift from crypto-mine noise cases to AI campuses, and why the Microsoft Fairwater class action in Wisconsin is the case the industry is watching.
- Why procedural and public-notice defects, not environmental merits, have been the winning theory against the largest projects, including the Prince William Digital Gateway.
- Water, air, and electricity as the next fronts: well-water suits, Clean Air Act claims over on-site turbines, and utility tariff fights over who pays for grid upgrades.
- The moratorium wave, starting with New York's statewide pause by executive order, and what a pause does and does not stop.
- What residents can realistically claim, the evidence that decides these cases, and the deadlines that quietly kill strong ones.
What we will not do
- Give legal advice or evaluate whether a specific person has a claim.
- Discuss anyone who has contacted us through the site, or share their information.
- Name participating law firms without their consent, or characterize any firm's caseload.
- Predict the outcome of a pending case.
The cases reporters ask about most
- Dispute, no suit filedMissouriFerguson Voted This Down in May. It Is Back With $7.5 Million Added, the Same 75 Percent Abatement, and a Term Sheet That Budgets $400 Million for Power the Project Says It Will Not Use.
No lawsuit filed. Bill at first reading before the Ferguson City Council September 10, 2026 after a 3 to 3 defeat on May 5, 2026; a final vote could come later in September
- Dispute, no suit filedIowaAmes, Iowa Has Not Decided Yet. A Data Center Is Proposed on City Land, and Residents Can Still Apply to the Committee That Advises the Vote.
No lawsuit filed; proposal in the hearing stage before the Ames City Council, resident study committee applications close September 9, 2026
- Plaintiff winOhioAshville, Ohio Put a Data Center Deal on the Ballot. The Ohio Supreme Court Made It Possible by Reading One Paragraph.
Peremptory writ granted for relators, Ohio Supreme Court, August 7, 2026; referendum reported set for the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Dispute, no suit filedOhioA Licking County Township Took Data Centers Out of Its Zoning Code in Eight Minutes. The Whole Record Is Public.
No lawsuit filed; text amendment adopted 3 to 0 on March 10, 2026, and no referendum petition appears in the township record
- Active litigationMissouriIndependence, Missouri: A 16 Count Suit, a City Owned Power Company, and the Records That Are Actually Public
Reported filed in Jackson County Circuit Court; temporary restraining order reported sought. Filing reported by KSHB 41; we obtained no court record
- Active litigationGeorgiaGeorgia Families Sue Meta Over Their Wells: The Newton County Data Center Water Lawsuit
Pending, filed late August 2026, Gwinnett County
The full list is on the lawsuit tracker.
How to cite our work
Cite as SueDataCenters.org and link to the specific page. Every tracker article shows its last-reviewed date and a numbered list of sources, so you can go to the court record or the primary reporting yourself rather than taking our word for it. Our summaries are free to quote with attribution.
If you find an error, tell us. Email hello@suedatacenters.org with the page and the source; we review promptly, correct the page, and update its reviewed date. The rules we work by are on our editorial standards page.
About SueDataCenters.org
Short version. SueDataCenters.org is the legal resource for people living next to data centers. It tracks every major lawsuit and dispute between communities and data center operators in the United States, publishes plain-English guides to the claims, evidence, and deadlines involved, and connects affected residents with independent attorneys in their state through a free case review.
Longer version. The AI build-out put industrial infrastructure next to bedrooms, and the law reached those neighborhoods late. SueDataCenters.org launched in August 2026 to put the scattered record in one place: 37 reported cases and disputes sourced to court filings and primary reporting, 51 state guides, and 34 legal guides covering noise, water, air pollution, property values, electric bills, construction damage, and land use fights. Where a widely shared story never became a lawsuit, the site says so.
What we are and are not. SueDataCenters.org is a legal advertising and case-connection service operated by Theory Road LLC; it is a Theory Road company. We are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice; participating law firms pay us marketing fees to be connected with people seeking help, the case review is free, and we do not evaluate claims or endorse firms. The complete disclosure is on the advertising disclosure and how it works pages. Law firms can reach us through our page for attorneys.
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