Data center opposition is the issue bringing together MAGA farmers and feminist academics, conservative NIMBYs and Bernie bros. Midwest comedians are calling it the "most bipartisan issue since beer." New York has just passed a statewide moratorium: the first in the country, but probably not the last.
Honestly, we didn't get it. So we spent 10 days road-tripping across data center sites in Wisconsin and Michigan to try and find out. We talked to residents, technicians, politicians, activists, planners, and businesspeople to learn why Americans hate them so much — water? AI anxiety?…

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