President Trump said on Truth Social that protests against AI data centers in the US play into China's hands, warning that communities rejecting such facilities would become 'backwards and poor.' A Ga…
At least 48 US data center projects worth approximately $156 billion have been blocked or stalled due to local opposition, according to tracking by Data Center Watch and Carbon Direct, with cancellati…
At least 75 AI data center projects worth roughly $130 billion were blocked or delayed in the first quarter of 2026, the largest single-quarter total recorded by Data Center Watch, as local opposition…
A Kentucky family rejected roughly $26 million from an unnamed Fortune 100 company for half of their 1,200-acre farm in Mason County to build an AI data center, joining a lawsuit to block the project.…
Oracle Corp. has launched an aggressive public relations campaign to win support for its 2.45 gigawatt Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, part of its $300 billion computing de…
At least 75 data center projects faced organized local opposition in the first three months of 2026, exposing $130 billion in investments to cancellation risk, according to research firm Data Center W…
Wall Street lenders are factoring community opposition into credit-risk assessments for data center projects, with at least 75 projects worth roughly $130 billion facing local opposition in Q1 2026, a…
Anti-data-center sentiment is reshaping American politics, with candidates who oppose AI infrastructure winning primaries. Will Lawrence, cofounder of the Sunrise Movement, won Michigan's Seventh Dist…
New York became the first state to impose a statewide moratorium on new data center construction in mid-July, citing threats to utility bills and natural resources, and 127 other U.S. jurisdictions ha…
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…
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…