After missing statewide ballot, Ohio’s data center fight goes local

After falling short of the signatures needed to put a statewide data center ban before voters this year, Conserve Ohio is ...

How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills

As the race to build data centers across the United States accelerates, local governments worry that the tech industry mantra of “move fast and break things” means their communities are at risk of ...
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5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole

Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cryptocurrency, data centers ...

Data centers spark dozens of recall petitions against local officials

As of July 7, 58 local officials in seven states had faced recall petitions as a result of data center decision-making this ...
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The Strategic Stakes of Local Data-Center Opposition

America’s lead over China in the AI race is now at the mercy of zoning boards. Three structural fixes would convert most ...