Backlash over data centers hits California, and the midterms

Widespread anxiety over environmental risks and rising costs have turned the rapid expansion of AI data centers into a focal point in midterm elections nationwide.

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‘The moral of the story is, trying to bypass communities in developing these data centers is not working, and they’re going to take it to the polls,’ said one expert

America's important fracking victory offers a blueprint for AI data center builders facing 70% public opposition and major Chinese competition.

When the White House released its AI Action Plan last year, the term "data center" was mentioned only twice: once to prioritize building high-security centers for military and intelligence communities, and another to tout the United States as the leader in data center construction. Now, nearly every midterm election po