The Greater Birmingham Humane Society has filed a lawsuit to block a $2 billion AI data center project by Nebius Group, alleging the city of Birmingham and developers fast-tracked permits through a 'm…
A conservative organization chaired by Tea Party figure Amy Kremer coordinated 142 data center protests across 42 states on July 18, turning local disputes into a national political campaign that is c…
A new 'community contract' is emerging as towns like Hobart, Indiana negotiate with Amazon and Microsoft for data center investments worth hundreds of millions in local benefits, but at least 75 proje…
Extinction Rebellion activists sabotaged a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam on July 16 by throwing balloons filled with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid, salt, and acryl…
Extinction Rebellion activists sabotaged the construction site of a Microsoft hyperscale data center in Amsterdam's port area on July 16 by throwing balloons filled with a chemical mixture of hydrogen…
A vote in Palm Beach County on Wednesday will decide the fate of Project Tango, a proposed AI data center hub 20 miles from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, facing fierce local opposition ove…
A community benefits agreement for AI data centres in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was presented to residents only 48 hours before a city council vote, according to local organizing group Lancaster Stands…
Local opposition groups to US data center projects surged to 430 from 76 since 2025, with opponents blocking or delaying at least 75 projects worth $130 billion in early 2026, as community acceptance …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed an international AI safety body, but public backlash against AI is intensifying. A Gallup survey found 71% of Americans oppose local data centers, and opposition delayed…
Seven out of ten Americans oppose local AI data center construction, according to Gallup, with $64 billion in projects blocked or delayed nationwide. Opposition has spread across 24 states with 142 ac…
Local moratoria on data center construction, driven by anti-AI activism and community concerns, have blocked $18 billion in projects and slowed billions more, according to a recent report. The trend t…
At least 75 U.S. AI data center projects worth $130 billion were blocked or delayed in early 2026, with only 33% of Americans supporting rapid construction, according to NBC News and Reuters. Equipmen…
Grassroots opposition groups blocked or delayed 75 US data center projects worth $130 billion in the first quarter of 2026, matching the total disruptions for all of 2025, according to a new report fr…
A new report from Data Center Watch reveals that grassroots activism disrupted 75 data center projects in the first quarter of 2026, valued at $130 billion, matching the total disruptions for all of 2…
Grassroots opposition groups have blocked or delayed at least 75 AI data center projects worth $130 billion in the first quarter of 2026, matching the total disruption for all of 2025. The number of o…
Community opposition groups have blocked or delayed $130 billion in data center projects across 40 states this year, according to Data Center Watch. The 188 organized groups are using environmental re…
Protesters blocked or delayed at least 75 data center projects nationwide worth approximately $130 billion from January through March 2026, marking the highest three-month total since tracking began i…