Data Center Growth Spurs Policy Scrutiny

Data-center development is emerging alongside broader infrastructure investment in Uruguay, while communities in Ohio are weighing potential projects against concerns about electricity costs, water quality and corporate accountability. In New Mexico and neighboring El Paso, planned facilities are drawing climate scrutiny: their emissions could undermine regional climate goals, and New Mexico cannot regulate pollution or noise from facilities located across the Texas border. Separately, Mexico is preparing a risk-based AI law that would establish liability rules, a specialized oversight authority and a national data-sovereignty strategy, responding to rapid business adoption of AI and the lack of statutory guidance.