Communities Halt $130 Billion in Data Centers as AI Boom Collides With Local Backlash
Grassroots opposition blocked or delayed 75 data center projects worth $130 billion in Q1 2026 alone, matching all of 2025. With 833 activist groups now active across 49 states and 70% of Americans opposed, local resistance is reshaping AI infrastructure plans nationwide.
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