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AI Data Centres Are Springing up in Communities Across the Country. Now, Residents Are Fighting Back

Data Center Watch says 120 projects worth $198 billion were blocked or delayed in the first half of 2026 as public opposition intensified.

For these locals, the prospect of a vast new data centre – just one block away from a school and 16 metres from a home – was too much. So they got to work.

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AI data centres are springing up in communities across the country. Now, residents are fighting back

For these locals, the prospect of a vast new data centre – just one block away from a school and 16 metres from a home – was too much. So they got to work.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Residents fight back against new data centers

·New York, United States
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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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