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- A Gallup poll found 70% of Americans now oppose a local data center, up 18 points, and noted about 4,000 existing centers with 2,000 under construction.
- Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged a moratorium on data centers and called AI a ‘necessary evil’.
- Vineland, New Jersey residents said the data center raised electricity bills, made homes unsellable, and left them feeling ignored while town-hall attendees demanded transparency.
