The Data Center Backlash: A New Fault Line in American Politics The growing opposition to data centers across the United States is a phenomenon that should give policymakers pause.
On one hand, it's heartening to see bipartisan agreement on a pressing issue – and the left and right do indeed agree on this: no new data centers are needed.
In Hernando County, Florida, last month's unanimous vote to impose a year long moratorium on data center construction marked a rare instance of conservative grassroots activism aligning with liberal concerns about environmental degradation and corporate power.