Data center backlash is uniting America
If there's one issue that seems to activate all kinds of voters in 2026, it's data centers.
The Verge reports: If there's one issue that seems to activate all kinds of voters in 2026, it's data centers.
The rapid buildout of these massive server storage facilities - and the infrastructure construction and expenses that come with them - has sparked local opposition in communities across the country and become a major issue in many congressional.
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