Federal Appeal Stalls Nevada Public Lands Data Center

A federal panel has put a stop to construction on a large data center planned near Boulder City, Nevada, issuing a stay that favors environmental advocates and nearby residents. The ruling arrives before any ground has been broken on the hyperscale project.

The Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club’s Toiyabe Chapter, and local Boulder City residents brought the appeal as a united front against the development. Their challenge centers on the facility’s location on public lands, raising questions about how such projects proceed on federally managed acreage.

The stay means the data center cannot move forward while the legal battle continues. For now, the groups that opposed the project have secured a pause, keeping the tract undisturbed as the case works its way through the appeals process.