When A.I. Comes to Town: The Backlash Over Data Centers
Tech giants are rapidly building massive AI-powered data centers across rural America, promising economic revitalization, but sparking intense local resistance over environmental, cultural, and democratic concerns, as seen in St. Joseph County, Indiana, where residents successfully blocke
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