Can anyone really stop the AI data center boom? What could happen next now that voters have spoken

On Election Day, Americans made their opinions about the AI data center boom clear. Now, it’s up to those newly elected legislators to rein in the country’s high-speed data center development. And there’s a lot they can actually do—particularly on the local level. Data centers were “dealt a resounding blow in the midterm elections,” Mandy DeRoche, director of emerging issues at Earthjustice, said in a press event on Wednesday. Across 10 states, residents overwhelmingly...