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In the United States, the revolt against data centers is also rattling Donald Trump's camp

The anti-data-center revolt was born in Virginia, but it is spreading across the country as new sites are built.

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Key facts

  • In his garden, right next to 50 data centers, Artie Carpenter, a Trump voter, still cannot get over it.
  • The anti-data center revolt was born in Virginia, but it is spreading across the country as new sites are built.
  • Amazon plans to set up in a forest adjoining a town: residents are up in arms, as much against the company as against their president.

In his garden, right next to 50 data centers, Artie Carpenter, a Trump voter, still cannot get over it.

The anti-data center revolt was born in Virginia, but it is spreading across the country as new sites are built.

Amazon plans to set up in a forest adjoining a town: residents are up in arms, as much against the company as against their president.

Campaigning against these facilities has led some to rethink their lifelong party affiliation.

Strong demand from data centers is driving up costs for the entire neighborhood.

The president refuses to abandon his tech allies.

Fifty-five million Americans already live within eight kilometers of a data center.

The city has the largest number of these facilities on the planet, more than 200.

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