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The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs

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Trump says that Microsoft will 'ensure' Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for its data center power consumption · 7 articles, Jan 13Trump tells tech giants to power their own AI ambitions · 7 articles, Feb 25Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its tax breaks · 7 articles, Mar 11Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium · 11 articles, Mar 25Maine Could Be the First State to Pass a Temporary Ban on New Large Data Centers · 15 articles, Apr 14Maine's governor vetoes nation's first state moratorium on data centers · 17 articles, Apr 23Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods · 27 articles, Jul 1Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates · 12 articles, Jul 2Prince William County board rejects data center proposal · 6 articles, Jul 7Oregon data centers face sharp electricity rate hike under new law · 6 articles, Jul 7Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns. · 11 articles, Jul 8As gas plants rise to power AI data centers, renewable energy allies are fighting for alternatives · 11 articles, Jul 11Data centers become flashpoint in gubernatorial races · 13 articles, Jul 12New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium · 107 articles, Jul 14‘More bad news’ for people struggling with energy bills: AI data centers are driving costs even higher · 5 articles, Jul 14Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressure · 15 articles, Jul 15Dozens of protests against AI data centers set for this weekend: What to know · 16 articles, Jul 15‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued After Claiming Data Center Critics Had Connections With China · 8 articles, Jul 15As backlash swells, data center protests go national · 21 articles, Jul 17Americans Are Increasingly Turning on Data Centers · 21 articles, Jul 19Florida GOP lawmaker and governor candidate says AI data center legislation keeps utility costs down · 17 articles, Jul 20Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers · 83 articles, Jul 23Democrats try to harness data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas · 24 articles, Jul 23Texas lawmakers reconsider tax incentives for data centers · 10 articles, Jul 24Mapping rural data center development finds growing opposition · 6 articles, Jul 24Democrat’s TV ad targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from swing Pennsylvania House seat · 12 articles, Jul 28Willie Nelson speaks out on proposed data centers in Texas · 26 articles, Jul 28Trump administration is repurposing federal land for AI data centers · 6 articles, Jul 29Data center boom sparks battle over power costs, new regulations · 5 articles, Jul 30Americans are rallying against data centers. Surprisingly few are actually getting built · 8 articles, Aug 3Gov. Abbott touts data center company support for audit, pause of new data center approvals · 47 articles, Aug 3Ohio governor candidates weigh in on data center issue · 11 articles, Aug 3How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground · 5 articles, Aug 4Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a ‘mistake’ · 18 articles, Aug 7Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, Annenberg survey finds · 6 articles, Aug 9US tech leaders stage data center charm offensive · 5 articles, Aug 10North Dakota lawmaker eyes data center transparency, temporary moratorium for special session · 5 articles, Aug 11Johnson regulates Chicago data centers, wants moratorium · 5 articles, Aug 11Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order · 6 articles, Aug 12Tech bros can't agree on why everyone hates data centers · 9 articles, Aug 17Local people react to Gov. Shapiro’s executive order on data centers · 28 articles, Aug 18Governors’ races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers · 10 articles, Aug 18Rage Against the Data Centers · 12 articles, Aug 18Rising data center backlash shakes up midterm races · 18 articles, Aug 19Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races · 10 articles, Aug 19MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers · 10 articles, Aug 21Data Center Backlash Brings Thousands of Projects to a Screeching Halt · 8 articles, Aug 21Data Centers Know They Have an Image Problem. They're Trying to Fix It. · 10 articles, Aug 21Texas Governor Abbott Says Data Centers 'Dug Their Own Grave' · 5 articles, Aug 23Paxton unveils data center plan, joining other GOP candidates in calling for restrictions · 7 articles, Aug 24EPA moves to curb public input on data centers · 7 articles, Aug 25Opposition to AI data centers unites the left and right · 17 articles, Aug 26Beware of the moral panic over data centers for AI · 11 articles, Aug 26Data centers in North Dakota have received millions in sales tax breaks · 5 articles, Aug 26X reveals foreign adversary behind fake accounts disseminating anti-data center messaging · 9 articles, Aug 28The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers · 21 articles, Aug 28As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don’t want them · 40 articles, Aug 31Trump Says Places Opposing Data Centers Will Live In ‘Poverty, Crime And Squalor’ · 49 articles, Aug 31I feel your pain vs. ‘let Data Reign’: How Trump and his VP are out of step on data centers · 6 articles, Aug 31EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans · 30 articles, Sep 3Westerman says data centers get ‘bad rap,’ and issues can be resolved when everyone is ‘on their A game’ · 10 articles, Sep 7Healey signs order requiring data centers to receive local approval · 10 articles, Sep 8States are rolling back the billion-dollar tax breaks they gave to data centers · 6 articles, Sep 9House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs · 47 articles, Sep 12Data centers, AI increasingly become issue for elections · 14 articles, Sep 13Data center disaster as 5,000 gallons of diesel spill into New Jersey wetlands · 8 articles, Sep 13Loudoun County moves closer to data center pause · 8 articles, Sep 14Philadelphia faces calls for a data center moratorium amid spreading AI fear and talk of a slowdown · 8 articles, Sep 14Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas water agency to penalize data centers that don’t report their water usage · 18 articles, Sep 14Spanberger seeks tighter controls on Virginia data centers · 12 articles, Sep 18Latino voters, data centers and Republican problems are giving Texas Democrats their highest hopes in 20 years · 6 articles, Sep 20Texas is halting all data center environmental permits amid grid audit · 13 articles, Sep 21Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction · 9 articles, Sep 21NJ slaps data center with record $1.07 million fine for air pollution violations · 5 articles, Sep 22Voters don't like data centers. They really don't like them close to home · 7 articles, Sep 22Maryland governor signs executive order establishing new framework for data center development · 5 articles, Sep 23Hundreds of Texas data centers under investigation after failing to report water usage · 10 articles, Sep 24

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else27 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Big Tech that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 22– 25Zuckerberg, Altman, other Big Tech moguls among attendees at Trump-Xi dinner12 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Sep 18Thousands of Bay Area, SoCal security guards at major retailers and tech giants begin strike3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  3. Sep 18– 19$700 Billion Data Center Boom: Tax Gains Beat Political Backlash3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Sep 7– 8OpenAI hires Chuck Schumer’s daughter as Big Tech cozies up to Democrats ahead of midterms: report5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Jul 24– 25Trump says U.S. will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants13 articles · 11 independent sources
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  6. Jul 7Amazon’s new bonds get cooler reception as AI debt floods market5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Jun 25– 27Australia to strengthen enforcement of under-16 social media ban15 articles · 14 independent sources
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  8. Jun 22China hits back at U.S. sanctions restricting its exports to American defense firms8 articles · 8 independent sources
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Stories that name Big Tech

  1. Sep 23U.S. embassy calls Australia's proposed social media law censorship3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  2. Sep 14– 18Europe's EU Kids Act would ban social media access for children under 1330 articles · 26 independent sources
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  3. Sep 9– 14Florida’s Attorney General Sues Netflix for Allegedly Harvesting, Selling Children’s Data18 articles · 17 independent sources
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  4. Sep 7– 11Trump banning Canada's dairy products, motorcycles and many alcoholic beverages123 articles · 58 independent sources
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  5. Sep 2– 3Google Won’t Have To Break Up Its Ad Business, Judge Rules, Though It Will Have To Change Its Ways27 articles · 24 independent sources
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  6. Sep 2– 4NYC schools ban AI through 8th grade69 articles · 54 independent sources
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  7. Aug 26– 31What Meta's massive $17 billion social media addiction settlement means for your family309 articles · 155 independent sources
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  8. Aug 17– 19Nvidia to post $105 billion for OpenAI data center in Ohio10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  9. Jul 31Pritzker signs laws regulating how social media platforms interact with children8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  10. Jul 27– 29Braun directs state to revisit coal power plant closures6 articles · 6 independent sources
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