Americans Rally Against Data Centers in 2 Parties as Water and Transparency Fears Spread
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 18
Americans Rally Against Data Centers in 2 Parties as Water and Transparency Fears Spread
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 18
Summary
Bipartisan opposition to data centers is spreading across U.S. communities, turning the facilities into a rare shared target of local anger.
Residents say political and economic leaders kept them in the dark while projects moved ahead, fueling fears over water use, land changes and long-term effects on nearby homes.
Near Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Kyle Schmidt is fighting a Google data center planned about 1 mile from his home on mostly forested land.
That local backlash reflects a broader national mood: communities that feel ignored are increasingly treating data centers as symbols of decisions imposed on them.