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Harvard scholar: the data-center backlash is just getting started

My research found opposition is nonpartisan and spreading, from cutting water to recalling officials to passing ballot measures. Big tech faces a...

21.06.2026 7

Fortune

Rachel Mural

How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills

Local needs, political tensions and corporate power all get involved in the democratic processes by which Americans govern their communities.

18.06.2026 7

The Conversation

Rachel Mural