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McKay and Eubanks: AI and climate share roots in corporate profit-seeking

Record number of US datacenter projects blocked by community opposition

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Data Center Watch counted at least 120 US datacenter projects worth nearly $200bn blocked or delayed in the first half of 2026, with opposition in 49 states. Heatmap News documented at least 20 canceled outright in the first three months of 2026 alone—a record.

Record number of US datacenter projects blocked by community opposition
Guardian US

“Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in.”

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