A hyperscale data center developer is suing to build next to KY's only national park

Kentucky Industrial Alliance is suing Cave City to overturn a data center moratorium and a 2024 annexation decision that block construction of a $4.8 billion, 1.2-gigawatt AI data center campus next to Mammoth Cave National Park. The dispute centres on whether local governments can use zoning and moratoriums to scrutinise infrastructure projects, with environmental and grid capacity concerns colliding against promised economic growth.

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