America’s AI Buildout Is Colliding With Local Communities

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The scale of the data center boom is unprecedented. Since 2021, U.S. Census data shows construction spending on data centers has surged 331%, reaching hundreds of billions of dollars. Tech giants like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon continue to pour capital into new facilities, even as experts warn many proposed projects may never be built. As these massive facilities move into residential areas, public resistance is intensifying nationwide.