Nationwide Protests Against Data Center Expansion: A Growing Backlash, ETEnterpriseai

Nationwide coordinated protests against data centre expansion have mobilised across 42 US states, with 142 rallies on a single day organised by grassroots group HumansFirst; polling shows only 14% of Americans would support a data centre in their community, representing rare cross-partisan opposition to AI infrastructure buildout.

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