California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed seven state bills that require datacenter operators to report more info about their operations, and to involve communities as they plan future facilities. The California Assembly Bills (AB) and Senate Bills (SB) signed by Newsom require greater disclosure of datacenter water and electricity use, address who pays for grid connections and other power infrastructure, and introduce rules covering electricity rates, water resources, and environmental review. They include: California state senator Steve Padilla, who authored two of the bills, said the bills will ensure that datacenters pay for energy grid connection, for electricity generation costs, and for a larger share of wildfire mitigation and liability costs. The governor's office cited the Trump administration's dismissal of Americans' concerns about AI and datacenters to emphasize Newsom's willingness to constrain an industry of major significance to California's economy. "While the Trump administration moves toward deregulation, communities are left to deal with the consequences — higher electricity demand, grid constraints, water use, and pollution," said Newsom in a statement. "Today we are once again laying the groundwork for a stronger approach, because we know that we don’t have to sell out Californians or sacrifice our well-being to innovate and succeed. California has proven that time and time again." Dr. Nathan Wangusi, who runs the independent water data transparency platform Data Center Water Leaks, sent a statement to The Register in which he observed that California's new disclosure requirements could improve transparency around how much water datacenters use, help communities understand the bit barns' impact on local water supplies, and protect ratepayers from infrastructure costs. Much has been said about the need to regulate the safety of AI services, and the environmental impact of the datacenters that host them. The White House has pushed to accelerate datacenter deployment with executive orders and President Trump has insisted regulation is not necessary. Yet datacenters have proven unpopular with local communities, who often express concern about water consumption, the potential for increased noise, pollution, and energy prices, plus general unease about AI's effect on labor and society. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 16 states are currently considering whether to ban datacenter construction. An even larger number of statehouses are exploring some form of datacenter regulation. In its Q2 2026 report, Data Center Watch said, "Thirty statehouses introduced, and many adopted, legislation, resolutions, or executive actions addressing datacenter siting, electricity and water constraints, and infrastructure cost-sharing." The watchdog group estimates that at least 45 projects worth roughly $68 billion were blocked or delayed in the second quarter of 2026. Last year, Newsom vetoed a datacenter water bill, AB 93, reportedly in response to tech industry lobbying. In a statement [PDF] explaining his decision last October, he said, "...I am reluctant to impose rigid reporting requirements about operational details on this sector without understanding the full impact on businesses and the consumers of their technology." Newsom's willingness to sign an almost identical bill suggests that popular discontent with datacenters has escaped the gravity of lobbying and that AI will be a flashpoint in the upcoming US midterm elections. The seven bills Newsom signed into law are: AB 1577 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda). Data centers: reporting. AB 2383 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood). Electricity: data centers. AB 2469 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo). Data centers: water use disclosures. AB 2619 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo). Water resources: datacenter. SB 886 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) and Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton). California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act. SB 887 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal power plant projects. SB 1168 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton). Data centers: Rate structures. ®

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Weer voor Rotterdam 🌕 - 22-09-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 15.8°C · Helder 🌕 | Min 15.3°C / Max 19.9°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 15.3°C, Max 19.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.4 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: → 282°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 15.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1030.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.0 km/u (1.1 m/s), richting: → 289°
• 03:00: 15.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.3 km/u (1.2 m/s), richting: → 272°
• 04:00: 16.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 1.1 km/u (0.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 243°
• 05:00: 16.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↑ 186°
• 06:00: 16.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 202°
• 07:00: 16.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 210°
• 08:00: 16.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 09:00: 16.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1029.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• 10:00: 17.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 225°
• 11:00: 18.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 232°
• 12:00: 18.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 240°
• 13:00: 18.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1030.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 246°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• woensdag 23 september: Min 15.8°C, Max 21.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1024.2 hPa ↘️ -5.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 241°
• donderdag 24 september: Min 15.7°C, Max 21.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1024.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 233°
• vrijdag 25 september: Min 12.1°C, Max 17.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1021.8 hPa ↘️ -2.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 336°
• zaterdag 26 september: Min 10.2°C, Max 19.5°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1017.8 hPa ↘️ -4.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 8.7 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 180°
• zondag 27 september: Min 12.7°C, Max 20.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.8 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 238°
• maandag 28 september: Min 13.2°C, Max 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.1 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 202°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 15.8°C (Helder)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 15.0°C (-0.8°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 3.2 km/u (0.9 m/s), richting: → 290°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 4.7 km/h (1.3 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 65%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1030.4 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:26 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 19:43

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 27 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 6.5 μg/m³
• PM10: 13.6 μg/m³

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We all know of the koala, kangaroo and kookaburra. But here in Australia, we have another icon, the bogong moth. Just a little brown moth, but the stuff of legend.

They provide a valuable food source for both animals and humans alike. In winter, the larvae feed on the vast, open inland plains. As the weather warms, a journey of over 1000 km is undertaken to the cool caves of the Southern Alps where they aestivate during the hot summer months.

Twice yearly, they migrate by the billion, darkening the sky. One of Australia’s natural wonders.

Well, they did up until a few decades ago when populations began to decline in a big way. And from 2017, 99% of bogongs had disappeared. That is horrific. Reasons cited are lack of rain, draining of the Murray-Darling Basin by agriculture and climate change that decrease host plants for the larvae. Also, light pollution interfering with star and Milky Way navigation by the adult moths.

30 years ago, when we came to live in this location, at this time of year, the whole house would be covered in bogongs. Then, as the years passed, all I saw were single specimens, if that, every year.

And then this weekend, on Saturday night, a wonderful thing happened. Hundreds and hundreds of bogongs rested for a while at my place. I stood on the top balcony, photographed those at rest (there were far more than in these close-up shots) and enjoyed being bombarded by hundreds more. Not for the faint-hearted, but it was absolutely joyous to me and I’m hoping a sign of nature’s resilience.

Agrotis infusa, family Noctuidae. 50 mm wingspan.

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