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Recent New York data center news

• Jan 14, 2026

  EPA tries to narrow water law powers

  The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to narrow states’ and authorized tribes’ authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to review and condition federally regulated projects.

  • Main action: The EPA’s proposal would limit the scope of Section 401 reviews to focus on direct discharges to federally regulated waters, set clear applicant submission requirements, impose strict review deadlines, and require states/tribes to fully explain any conditions or permit denials. A final rule is expected in the spring after a public comment period.
  • Background and specifics: The proposal largely reinstates Trump-era constraints, follows the Biden administration’s 2023 rule that allowed states to “holistically evaluate” project impacts, and comes after the 2023 Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision that narrowed federal jurisdiction over some waters. The rule explicitly targets reviews of projects including natural gas pipelines, dams and data centers, and drew criticism from Earthjustice saying EPA’s concerns are “baseless.”
• Jan 14, 2026

  The Domestic Global South and The Need for Climate and Environmental Internationalism

  Black Agenda Report published a related-stories page listing multiple articles, including an Adam Mahoney piece about developers targeting a Black area after a white town rejected a data center.

  • Main item: The page features the article “After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area” (Adam Mahoney, 14 January 2026), highlighting that “Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center” and that communities closest to data centers are described as “overwhelmingly” non-white.
  • Background/other details: The listing also includes coverage of COP30 held in Brazil (article: “COPing Out In Brazil”) and multiple U.S.-focused commentary pieces (dates and authors provided for each item, e.g., essays dated 14 January 2026); donate links reference Stripe and a publisher Skyhorse is named in one item.
• Jan 14, 2026

  Will new EPA rule fast-track fossil fuel projects, data centers?

  The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to limit states’ and tribes’ authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.

  • Main action: The EPA proposed narrowing Section 401 reviews to focus on direct releases to federally regulated waters, with measures including a clear description of applicant submissions, strict deadlines for state/tribal reviews, and a requirement that states fully explain any conditions or permit rejections; a final rule is expected in the spring after a public comment period.
  • Background and details: The proposal echoes the Trump administration’s earlier 401 rule, comes after the Biden administration’s 2023 expansion allowing states/tribes to “holistically evaluate” project impacts, follows the Supreme Court’s 2023 Sackett v. EPA decision that limited federal jurisdiction, and drew criticism from Earthjustice (Moneen Nasmith: “EPA’s claims that states and tribes are overreaching are baseless”).
• Jan 13, 2026

  New York Tells Data Centers They Must Pay More for Power

  The State of New York, led by Governor Kathy Hochul, announced the Energize NY Development initiative to require large power users (including data centers) that don’t deliver significant job growth or other state benefits to either generate their own electricity or pay more for grid energy, and to modernize and accelerate grid interconnection processes.

  • Main announcement and requirements: The initiative — Energize NY Development — was unveiled during the Governor’s State of the State address; it will require large electricity users that do not provide significant job growth or other benefits to either produce on-site power or pay higher grid rates. It also includes steps to modernize and accelerate interconnection (addressing current bottlenecks). The announcement accompanies an increased state target to add 5 GW of new nuclear capacity (up from a previously announced 1 GW plan).
  • Background, context, and supporting facts: The move responds to rising consumption driven by data centers and AI workloads and follows recent FERC guidelines to prevent large users from taking over power without paying for needed reliability investments; a Bloomberg investigation found reliability costs in PJM Interconnection auctions hit a record $47.2 billion across three consecutive auctions. The initiative is framed within the Governor’s reelection campaign and broader concerns about household utility bills and grid capacity.
• Jan 13, 2026

  Six Stony Brook University Faculty Mentor Regeneron STS Scholars

  Stony Brook University announced that ten high school students mentored by six Stony Brook faculty were named among the top 300 semifinalists in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS).

  • Main announcement: Ten Simons Summer Research Program fellows, mentored by six Stony Brook faculty, were named among the top 300 Regeneron STS semifinalists; each semifinalist and their high school will receive $2,000. The article lists faculty mentors (Benjamin Hsiao, Mohammad Javad Amiri, Yuefan Deng, Zhenhua Liu, Howard Sirotkin, Nengkun Yu) and student projects such as stormwater remediation of 6PPD, AI-enabled drug discovery for oncogenic eIF4E, and Carbon-Aware Reserve Allocation and Checkpoint Scheduling for GPU Sustainability.
  • Background and details: The semifinalists were selected from >2,600 applicants representing 46 states, Washington, D.C., Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 16 countries; 40 finalists will be announced on January 21 to compete for over $3.1 million in awards during a week-long event in Washington, D.C., March 5–11. The piece references the Society for Science administration of Regeneron STS and notes that since 1997 about 600 semifinalists have been mentored by Stony Brook faculty.
• Jan 13, 2026

  EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

  The Environmental Protection Agency proposed limiting states’ and tribes’ authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to block or condition federally regulated projects like pipelines and data centers.

  • Main action and scope: The EPA proposal would narrow Section 401 reviews, focusing on direct releases to federally regulated waters, require a clear description of what applicants must submit, impose strict deadlines for state/tribal reviews, and require states/tribes to fully explain any conditions or permit denials; the agency says a final rule is expected in the spring after a public comment period and the announcement was made by Jess Kramer, EPA assistant administrator for water.
  • Background and context: The rule shifts policy back toward the Trump administration’s 2017 approach after the Biden administration (2023) had broadened state/tribal authority to “holistically evaluate” impacts; the story cites the 2017 New York regulators pipeline denial, the 2023 Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision limiting federal jurisdiction, and opposition from Earthjustice (Moneen Nasmith) calling the EPA’s claims “baseless.”
• Jan 13, 2026

  HPE Unveils ’Self-Driving’ Networking Solutions with Juniper Mist Integration

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced expanded retail networking and server portfolio at NRF 2026, adding “self-driving” features, a new Aruba CX 6000 switch, and performance and data protection upgrades for its Nonstop Compute NS8 X4 and NS9 X5 platforms.

  • Main announcement: HPE showcased expanded solutions at NRF 2026 in New York City, introducing self-driving networks that marry HPE Aruba Networking CX Switching with Juniper’s Mist AIOps, launched the Aruba Networking CX 6000 small form-factor switch (8-port PoE and non-PoE models), and announced performance/data protection updates to Nonstop Compute NS8 X4 and NS9 X5 including transparent data encryption and other software performance boosts.
  • Background & details: HPE is leveraging last year’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks to expand access to Juniper’s Mist AIOps and integrate the Marvis virtual network assistant with HPE Juniper Networking Premium Analytics; statements came from HPE executives Gayle Levin and Casey Taylor, and analyst commentary from Ron Westfall (HyperFrame Research).
• Jan 13, 2026

  Star Kay White & Dell: A Sweet Recipe for Innovation

  Star Kay White has reinforced and expanded its long-standing partnership with Dell Technologies to deploy Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell Rugged tablets, and Dell PowerStore storage across production, data management, and R&D.

  • Main announcement: Star Kay White implemented Dell PowerEdge at the factory edge and Dell PowerStore for enterprise storage to enable real-time temperature and ingredient monitoring, centralized data storage, and R&D acceleration; the company reports 5x sales growth since the partnership expanded and cites a 4X improvement in efficiency from PowerStore deduplication/compression.
  • Background and details: The relationship spans decades beginning with a single Dell server in a kitchen; deployed solutions include Dell Rugged tablets for on-floor data capture, real-time heating-process verification to ensure safety/compliance, and exploratory use of AI and machine learning for global flavor trend analysis. No specific timelines or monetary values were provided in the article.
• Jan 12, 2026

  Scattered network data impedes automation efforts

  Enterprise Management Associates published research on how network engineering teams establish and use Network Sources of Truth (NSoT).

  • Research & key findings: EMA’s report is based on in-depth interviews with 17 network engineering professionals and documents common NSoT challenges: management buy-in, fragmented data discovery/validation (IPAMs, spreadsheets, MongoDB), and user uptake/drift. The report cites real-world budget pushback such as a quote referencing $60,000–$70,000 (USD) as a difficult business justification for purchasing a source-of-truth product.
  • Practical recommendations & context: The column recommends a proof-of-concept mindset (start with homegrown/open-source for small scope, then evaluate vendors as scale grows), use of discovery tools and IPAM integrations to reconcile scattered data, obtaining mid/upper management directives to enforce cooperation, and technical controls like federation with IPAM, integrations, role-based access controls, and CLI restrictions to prevent NSoT drift.
• Jan 10, 2026

  Environment and Rule of Law Under Trump

  The second Trump Administration has slashed environmental regulations and programs, rescinded environmental justice orders, curtailed climate reporting and grants, and moved to withdraw the U.S. from international climate agreements while seeking to repeal the EPA “endangerment finding.”

  • Administrative actions and rollbacks: The administration rescinded past environmental justice orders, stopped Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) grants, eliminated EPA’s environmental justice arm, relaxed air and water pollution limits, and proposed ending mandatory greenhouse gas reporting; it also announced withdrawal from IPCC processes and the UNFCCC (the treaty was ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1992 and went into effect in 1993). EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to issue a final decision repealing the endangerment finding “this month” (Jan 2026), which would trigger judicial review in the D.C. Circuit and likely further appeals to the Supreme Court.

  • Legal and project-specific details / background:States, environmental groups and courts are challenging many rollbacks; a NYU study alleges repeated DOJ misrepresentations to courts, and the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has intervened earlier in cases; the administration has stopped five major offshore wind farms (one — the Revolution Farm off Rhode Island — was reported ~80% complete and a court ordered it allowed to finish), halted solar development on public lands, and opened the Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas development. Courts, appeals panels with numerous Trump appointees, and Congressional dynamics are central to implementation timelines.