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Monterey Park bans data centers as lawsuits target AI firms.

6/5/2026

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Monterey Park, California, voted 86% to ban all new data-center development.
A Heatmap Pro poll of 4,118 voters shows 71% would oppose nearby data-center projects.
Data-centers use roughly 450 million gallons of water daily and have driven electricity rates up 14% in Illinois and 15% in Utah.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.
Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion copyright settlement.

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Story summary

Monterey Park, California, voted 86% to ban all new data-center development.
A Heatmap Pro poll of 4,118 voters shows 71% would oppose nearby data-center projects.
Data-centers use roughly 450 million gallons of water daily and have driven electricity rates up 14% in Illinois and 15% in Utah.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.
Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion copyright settlement.