01AI Infrastructure Backlash
AI data centers spark environmental and political backlash across the United States
Forty-three percent of Americans now cite data centers as a major reason for rising electricity bills, according to Pew Research Center surveys showing bipartisan concern. A 40,000-acre hyperscale facility approved in Utah is expected to consume 9 gigawatts of power—more than double the state's current total capacity. Data center proposals in Georgia faced 47 percent local opposition, signaling emerging political opposition to AI infrastructure development across multiple states. The NAACP file…
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