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Bipartisan Backlash Forces Local Bans and Delays on U.S. Data Center Boom

Widespread community opposition is moving fights over energy, water, and zoning to statehouses and Congress.

Backlash to AI Data Centers Deepens, Prompting Moratoriums and Water-Use Bills

Tucker Carlson Presses Kevin O’Leary on Tax Breaks for Utah Mega Data Center as Referendum Bid Advances

New Research Puts Data Centers’ Annual Health and Climate Costs at $25 Billion

AI Data Centers Fuel Grid and Water Strains as Bills Climb and Project Delays Loom