When the Battles Against Harmful Highways and Hyper-Scale Data Centers Collide

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By Kea WilsonSep 22, 2026, 12:03 am112 pts
Like the interstate system before it, a network of massive, hyper-scale AI data centers is cropping up across America. And much like highways, they’re spewing air, water, and noise pollution across our communities, unleashing more surveillance tech and police on our sidewalks, and erasing the climate gains of…

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