Community Impact News

A 2001 report by correspondent Bill Geist revisited how his hometown of Ridgewood, N.J., was profoundly affected by the 9/11 terror attacks, losing a dozen comm

A new report indicates that the growing presence of data centers in American communities has a widely varying effect on property values. Homeowners and realtors

Residents of Southaven, Mississippi, are complaining about constant noise from a data center powering Elon Musk's xAI operations, describing the disturbance as

Residents in Mississippi are suffering from migraines, ringing ears, and sleepless nights due to noise from a data center powering Elon Musk's xAI, with the may

A New Brunswick regulator will review complaints from 17 residents regarding overwhelming smells, constant noise, and increased traffic caused by the Covered Br

Schools will close early for the funeral of one of the five young men who died in a crash involving a police car on the A66.

Villagers in Guatemala express fear as the Era Dorada goldmine project, acquired by Aura Minerals, has been revived, leading to concerns about water scarcity an

Paul Quinn College transformed its football field into an organic farm, producing 60,000 pounds of produce to address local food scarcity and improve its financ

Some UK communities are expressing concern about the impact of data centres as their number is projected to increase by a fifth.

Dolly Parton's deep devotion to her home, Sevier County, Tennessee, led her foundation to significantly reduce the high school dropout rate to 6% through progra

One year after the killing of two police officers by Dezi Freeman, the remote Victorian community of Porepunkah is still recovering, with lingering divisions am

The One District One Product (ODOP) initiative in Agra is reportedly transforming lives by providing skills, leading to bigger orders and new homes.

Residents in a Merthyr Tydfil community report being victims of targeted vandalism and hate crime, with incidents including cut tyres, cars covered in paint, an

Residents and businesses in Boyle Heights are struggling with the aftermath of millions of pounds of rotten food from a burned-down warehouse, as a cleanup dead

Three schoolgirls gained local recognition for their efforts in getting a village road fixed, becoming local heroes for their community.

An exhibition in Port Talbot explores the impact of the steel town's last blast furnace shutdown, capturing the eerie silence and the community's experience of

Residents of Le Porge, a village west of Bordeaux, returned home to find their town in ruins after fleeing France's worst wildfire in decades.

Residents on a Welsh street are reportedly living like prisoners due to a five-year road closure with no end in sight, causing significant disruption to their d

A Philadelphia suburb, Plymouth Township, has presented 43 demands for a proposed 2 million-square-foot data center, reflecting growing community wariness about

Canada's aerial firefighting system is deemed too slow, leading to front-line communities bearing the brunt of massive wildfires. Aerial suppression is most eff

The construction of AI data centers is sparking increasing community resistance, with protests against their impact on local power grids and environments, a tre