Community resistance against data centers is working

"More than 300 cities, towns, and counties—including Monterey Park, Calif., Dekalb County, Ga., and Jefferson County, Pa.—have placed bans or moratoriums on the construction of hyperscale data centers. In the first three months of 2026, 75 major projects worth more than $130 billion were delayed or canceled in part due to organized local opposition."

time.com/article/2026/07/22/co…

Community Backlash to AI Data Centers Is Growing Across the U.S.

If there’s one thing most Americans agree on, it’s that they hate data centers.

^{Simmone Shah (Time)}