An Incomplete List of Successful Anti-Data Center Legislation
Opposition to data centers is growing across the United States, leading to various moratoriums and bans. Communities are increasingly voicing their concerns, resulting in significant political engagement. This movement reflects a bipartisan effort to address the environmental and social impacts of these facilities.
- ▪Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, has paused water delivery to new data center projects amid local opposition.
- ▪Colleton County, South Carolina, enacted a six-month moratorium on data center construction due to environmental concerns.
- ▪Microsoft canceled a planned data center in Wisconsin after significant local opposition.
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Opposition to the massive data centers that power AI is bipartisan and growing across the country. From Maine to California, more states and local communities are passing moratoriums and bans on construction of the noisy, power and water hungry buildings. People are getting arrested for speaking too long at town halls, legislators are receiving death threats, and it’s clear that the fight against these computer warehouses will shape American politics for years to come.In Ypsialanti Township, Michigan, the University of Michigan has partnered with America’s nuclear weapons scientists to build a massive $1.2 billion data center.
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