A hallowed monument to US history may be assailed by whooshing, whirring data centers

A hallowed monument to US history may be assailed by whooshing, whirring data centers

It’s hard to make a story about data centers interesting. I know this because that was the goal I gave myself recently: Report a data center story that wasn’t totally soporific. And honestly, it was a challenge. Whether I succeeded remains to be seen—breaking news, I did!—but what I learned during my reporting has been the subject of every dinner party discussion I’ve had for months.  You’ve probably heard that data centers are sprouting all ove…