The PUC adopted Vice Chair Kimberly Barrow's motion Sept. 10 at docket M-2026-3064961, directing staff toward a Tentative Order for the Oct. 1 public meeting and a fall technical conference on data center cost allocation.

Equinix data center spills 5,000 gallons of diesel into the Meadowlands, fueling NJ ban push

About 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled from a storage tank at the Equinix data center in Secaucus into Anderson Creek, the NJ DEP said; advocates are now calling for a statewide data center ban.

Philadelphia advocacy group asks the city to pause data center development

No Data Centers in Philly is pressing the city to halt approvals long enough to pass tighter restrictions on the facilities; Mayor Cherelle Parker has not publicly stated a position.

⚡Thune won't commit to Senate passage of the data center ratepayer bill

With the Ratepayer Protection Act expected to pass the House this week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it would likely need unanimous consent, adding "there might be" enough support and that a 412-to-zero House vote would build momentum.

Johnson says Congress isn't ready to restrict advanced AI

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that AI companies should police themselves and existing law should curb excesses, saying "Congress is not the expert on this subject."

Sanders and Bannon headline a cross-ideological AI assembly in Washington

The Future of Life Institute's Pro-Human Assembly convenes today with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon speaking separately; Rep. Greg Casar will say "no one can win the AI arms race."

An unsigned, one-paragraph order upheld a Massachusetts federal court injunction against a U.S. Postal Service rule without deciding its lawfulness, with a majority saying challengers were likely to succeed.

Gov. Josh Shapiro has raised more than $38 million since the start of 2025 against state Treasurer Stacy Garrity's $3.2 million; 51% of Shapiro's dollars came from out of state, versus 7% of Garrity's.

Legislators removed longstanding restrictions that would have reverted campus titles to the state if Penn State ended its educational mission there; the university is starting with Shenango and Wilkes-Barre.

NJ police and fire retirees get first pension bonus since the Christie COLA freeze

The Police and Firemen's Retirement System board approved one-time bonuses of $3,700 each for 49,000 beneficiaries at its Sept. 8 meeting, worth roughly $181 million and explicitly not a COLA restoration.

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