Community Opposition News

South African civil rights organizations are demanding a pause on new data center construction, citing concerns over scarce water, land, and electricity resourc

Union electricians are benefiting from a surge in data center construction, leading to increased work and overtime, despite community efforts to block new facil

Donald Trump stated that communities opposing data centers will become 'backwards and poor.' This comment comes as a 2026 Gallup survey indicates that a majorit

Opposition to datacenter projects is uniting Americans across political divides, as seen in Monrovia, Indiana, where a proposed Google datacenter faces widespre

A Tasmanian council reluctantly approved a 288MW AI factory despite local opposition, setting a precedent for national datacentre standards discussions, which o

Residents in Pontcanna, Cardiff, are opposing a local bar's new plans due to concerns about increased noise, stating that the current situation is already probl

An 82-year-old Kentucky grandmother, Ida Huddleston, declined a $26 million offer to sell her farm for a data center, stating she doesn't need the money. Despit

A proposed mega datacentre in outer Melbourne, six times larger than a shopping centre, is facing significant community opposition, with over 3,600 people signi

Opposition is growing in urban Japan against the construction of data centers, with residents like Yoriko Kitagawa and Yasuo Yamazaki in Hino expressing concern

The Mayor of Katoomba is leading a strong backlash against a proposed housing plan that would introduce 218 new homes, facing significant opposition from the Bl