An unexpected activist emerged to help block a $5 billion data center in Maryland

An unexpected activist emerged to help block a $5 billion data center in Maryland

Thousands across the U.S. have gotten involved to oppose data centers. One is a Maryland woman who'd been evicted after a pay cut and became a leader of a community effort that blocked a vast project.

A County In Fiscal Crisis, A $5 Billion Data Center Blocked, And The Renter Who Changed Everything

Prince George’s County, Maryland is staring down a budget deficit, the loss of a local Six Flags, thousands of federal job cuts, and the Washington Commanders’ departure back to D.C. Against that economic backdrop, a $5 billion data center campus approved by county planners in 2024 looked to some officials like exactly the kind of […]