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The AI Data Center Boom Is Building the Architecture of Dependence

May 11, 2026 11:00 amMay 11, 2026 11:01 am

Across America, local communities are being asked to welcome a new class of industrial infrastructure under the comforting glow of words like innovation, progress and economic development. The facilities arrive with polished renderings, carefully rehearsed corporate talking points and the...

The Hidden Airport Crisis in SoCal: How One Airport Closure Is Creating Major Problems

March 24, 2022 2:44 amApril 3, 2022 4:41 pm

For the last several years, a crisis has been quietly brewing in airports across Southern California, and to an extent, the rest of California: the closure of airports and reduction of services. Given how hard it is to open an...

Closure of California Airports Leading to Increased Jet Traffic, Noise Pollution Issues at Others

December 5, 2019 7:04 amDecember 5, 2019 12:47 pm

At a Burbank and Van Nuys Airport Joint Task Force meeting held Wednesday in Burbank, the FAA, local governments, and angered local citizens held a largely wild meeting, primarily about the growing noise and jet traffic of local airports. Anger...