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‘Real, Actual Villains’: What’s Driving the Remarkably Bipartisan Backlash to Data Centers

Communities across the United States are resisting the expansion of AI infrastructure. This backlash spans political party lines as local residents oppose the growth of data centers. Experts are now questioning if this unified opposition can withstand national political polarization.

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New reports highlight the bipartisan nature of the resistance to data center expansion.

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  1. Bipartisan Opposition Grows Against AI Data Centers

    Communities across the United States are resisting the expansion of AI infrastructure. This backlash spans political party lines as local residents oppose the growth of data centers. Experts are now questioning if this unified opposition can withstand national political polarization.

    What's confirmed:

    • Opposition to data centers and AI infrastructure spans across political party lines.
    • Communities are resisting the build-out of AI infrastructure.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Texas Governor Greg Abbott is involved in the current data center discourse.
    • The data center backlash puts the AI boom at risk.
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