Greensboro, North Carolina, narrowly votes down AI data center moratorium, 5-4

Greensboro, North Carolina voted 5-4 against a moratorium on new AI data centres, leaving the door open for development despite council concerns over water use, power demand, and uneven environmental burden on lower-income districts. The narrow vote reflects national tension between economic opportunity and infrastructure strain on local resources.

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