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Towns are saying no to AI data centers. One got sued over it. – The Washington Post
After Saline Township, Michigan voted against a proposal to convert 250 acres of farmland into a data center, developer Related Digital sued the township, arguing the rejection constituted exclusionary zoning. […]
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AI data center backlash: Public opposition to new projects is growing
As AI-driven data center development booms across the U.S., a growing bipartisan backlash is emerging from communities facing rising electricity costs, noise, and environmental concerns. In Q2 2025 alone, 20 […]
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Policies for Data Centers, 2026
This Sierra Club policy brief outlines four categories of state-level guardrails to mitigate data center impacts: ratepayer protections through large load tariffs and cross-subsidy prevention, clean energy accountability via RPS […]
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Zoning and Land Use Considerations for Data Centers
Many local governments lack zoning codes for data centers' heavy power and water use. Loudoun County, Virginia and New Albany, Ohio use dedicated zoning frameworks to direct development, while vague […]
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An Act to appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Conservation, the Department of Public Safety, the Chief Executive’s Office, and the several divisions and programs thereof … (HB 2005, MO)
Appropriations bill with a modernization directive to generally stop maintaining physical State data centers and work towards migrating State applications and compute to subscription cloud / SaaS services, under guidance […]
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Local Opposition Hinders More Data Center Construction Projects
More than $64 billion in U.S. data center projects face cancellation or delays across 24 states as local resistance grows. A Data Center Watch report identifies 142 advocacy groups pushing […]
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Food & Water Watch: The Urgent Case Against Data Centers
This Food & Water Watch report makes a comprehensive case for an immediate moratorium on new data centers at all levels of government. It documents the environmental, economic, and social […]
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Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it – POLITICO
POLITICO reports on Big Tech's escalating lobbying campaign to counter growing political backlash against data centers, with industry groups like NAIA and the Data Center Coalition spending millions on congressional […]
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Tax breaks for tech giants’ data centers mean less income for states
States are offering significant tax breaks to attract data centers, resulting in substantial revenue losses. While these incentives benefit large tech companies like Amazon and Google, they often do not […]
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How NDAs keep AI data center details hidden from Americans
An NBC News investigation reveals how major tech companies use non-disclosure agreements to keep data center project details hidden from communities across the country. The article documents cases in Kentucky, […]
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
State: Missouri
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An Act to appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Office of Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Conservation, the Department of Public Safety, the Chief Executive’s Office, and the several divisions and programs thereof … (HB 2005, MO)
Appropriations bill with a modernization directive to generally stop maintaining physical State data centers and work towards migrating State applications and compute to subscription cloud / SaaS services, under guidance […]