Americans Fighting Data Centers Face Lawsuits From Local Communities

Three Kansas cities have taken residents to court over citizen petitions seeking to restrict or ban large-scale data centers.

Residents in Southaven, Mississippi, told CBS News reporter Lauren Fitchen that their local AI data center is causing noise and air pollution, and they are working to fight back. Greg Matusky, the owner and founder of public relations agency Gregory, which works with AI companies to try to improve their public image, j

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday doubled down on his support of data centers, claiming communities that reject them will end up “backwards and poor” — even as polls show most Americans don’t want them in their neighborhood. Data centers, once heralded by politicians across the aisle as job creators, have transfor

Build American AI announced Monday it will spend millions of dollars on advertising in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin to shape state and local policies on data center construction.

Republicans’ Data Center Rift Widens As Trump Rips Community Opposition  Forbes

A U.S.-based artificial intelligence startup is partnering with the Saudi Arabian government’s AI firm for a major expansion of its computing infrastructure, as technology companies face growing resistance to data centers powering the AI boom in the homeland. San Francisco-based Together AI announced an agreement on Mo

Underfunded local governments are no match when data center developers come calling

Three fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?

The Bulwark’s Tim Miller talks with author and Tulane professor Nathaniel Rich about climate change, the growing backlash to data centers, their security and privacy risks, and Rich’s new novel, Cloudthief.

The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.