29 Jurisdictions Vote Against Data Centers, Threatening AI Infrastructure Expansion

Municipalities and cities approved bans and moratoriums on data center construction, marking the first major electoral setback for the AI industry. The votes threaten to halt a trillion-dollar expansion of technological infrastructure, signaling growing local opposition to data centers' resource consumption and environmental impact.

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