Activists organize in Lowell against data centers

Local activists in Lowell, Massachusetts are organizing against data center expansion, specifically targeting Markley Lowell's 352,000-square-foot facility in the Sacred Heart neighbourhood following resident complaints about noise, air quality, water usage and lack of transparency. Two lawsuits have been filed and national organisations like the Party for Socialism and Liberation are now mobilising grassroots opposition ahead of a City Council meeting on 28 July.

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