EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago
The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
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Local authorities and activists are increasingly opposing the expansion of AI data centers due to resource and environmental concerns. A unanimous construction moratorium in Hernando County, Florida, signals a bipartisan shift toward stricter regulatory oversight of tech infrastructure.
- 01Florida's Hernando County commission recently enacted a yearlong moratorium on all new data center construction
- 02Growing public backlash stems from significant demands on local power grids and water resources
- 03Opposition to data center expansion unites traditionally polarized political groups against large-scale infrastructure projects
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Today, I’m talking with Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, about the growing backlash against AI data centers.  Gaby recently reported a fantastic piece about Hernando County, Florida, where last month the county commission unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on data center construction. She attended a protest there organized by a […]