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Satellite Photos Show Massive U.S. Data Centers, Raise Environmental Concerns

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC · How we work

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Benjamin Grant, Daily Overview Instagram operator, shared satellite photos of massive U.S. data centers with PetaPixel.
Grant said the three sites are among the largest data-center build-outs in the United States.
Grant noted that clearing hundreds of acres for the campuses raises environmental concerns.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI development last weekend.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with Amodei’s slowdown request.

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Benjamin Grant, Daily Overview Instagram operator, shared satellite photos of massive U.S. data centers with PetaPixel.
Grant said the three sites are among the largest data-center build-outs in the United States.
Grant noted that clearing hundreds of acres for the campuses raises environmental concerns.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI development last weekend.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with Amodei’s slowdown request.