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A person holing a "no data centers" sign.

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Kansas town clears first U.S. DAMAC data center, but residents say fight isn't over

The inside of a data center.

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Alabama lawmaker backs AI data center pause over water, power, and community strain

Data center server racks.

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North Carolina residents push to stay data center-free as AI strains water and power

A modern building with solar panels on the roof and greenery along the sides.

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Greensboro, North Carolina, narrowly votes down AI data center moratorium, 5-4

The inside of a data center.

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She moved to rural Georgia, then learned a hyperscale data center was planned through her backyard

The inside of a data center.

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After public pushback, Georgia commissioners shelve data center rules, add 60 days to moratorium

A modern industrial building with large windows and a landscaped parking area under a clear blue sky.

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California residents pack council meetings to oppose data center on old golf course

A modern city hall building with large glass windows and angled architecture under a cloudy sky.

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Nevada weighs 180-day pause on new data centers as AI boom fuels local backlash

Florida governor candidates David Jolly on the left and Byron Donalds on the right.

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Weeks before Florida's primary, David Jolly calls for a statewide data center freeze

A data center in a rural area.

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After Georgia residents say council ignored them, about 100 rally against proposed data center

Protesters holding anti-data center signs on a highway overpass.

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Americans are souring on data centers as Democrats lean into the bipartisan backlash

The Cheyenne City Council chambers.

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Wyoming residents gather signatures to force a vote on 3,460-acre AI data center annexation