AI Data Centers: How Neighbors Blocked $130 Billion

Artificial intelligence data centers face their biggest obstacle yet: citizen protests in 125 cities have already blocked $130 billion in projects. Who pays the real cost of AI?

Higher electricity bills, rivers in crisis, and agreements signed in secret: this is the story behind the rebellion that has brought AI infrastructure in the United States to a standstill. We analyze who is behind the movement, why poorer communities end up shouldering projects that others reject, and whether local democracy can really slow the pace of private capital.

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