Underfunded local governments are no match when data center developers come calling
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Underfunded local governments are no match when data center developers come calling
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August 31, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
All around the country, residents are fighting data centers. When will Democratic politicians realize the potential here?
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“It’s like the Gilded Age, part two,” Kerwin Olson, a leader of an anti-data center activist group, said. “Only bigger.”
Americans are pushing back against data centers, creating a growing challenge for tech companies betting on AI's expansion.
