Rural communities across the United States are finding common ground with environmentalists and tech critics in their opposition to a growing industry: data centers. These massive facilities, which house servers and data storage for some of the world's biggest tech companies, have become a contentious issue as they continue to sprout up in small towns and rural areas. Critics argue that data centers are a symbol of the tech industry's insatiable demand for power and resources, driving up energy costs and putting a strain on local infrastructure. As the debate over data centers' impact on the environment and local communities heats up, it's becoming increasingly clear that their proliferation is one of the most bipartisan issues of our time, with even the most unlikely of allies - including some tech executives - joining the chorus of opposition.
‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers The New York Times
