75 data centers blocked or delayed by local opposition in Q1
dinabass · x · 2026-08-20
Bloomberg reports that 75 data center projects were delayed or blocked by local opposition in just the first three months of this year. Tech companies are starting to panic as physical and community resistance escalates against rapid infrastructure expansion.
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