Midterm Rout for Data Centers: Voters in Nearly 40 Towns Rejected Projects
This story was originally published by Capital B and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Silicon Valley wants communities across the country to make room for its data centers. On Tuesday, those communities had their say. Voters considered nearly 40 data center-related ballot measures across 10 states, turning the midterms into a sprawling referendum shifting the technology […]
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| Original publisher | Mother Jones |
| Canonical URL | https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/11/midterm-rout-rejected-data-centers-ballot-initiatives-results/ |
| Publication time | Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-11-05T12:56:26.690Z |
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