NPR News·4 min read·medium
Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
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Tamara Keith
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Data centers have become a contentious political issue as candidates from both parties tap into local backlash against their construction. Concerns regarding energy costs, pollution, and corporate influence are driving voter sentiment in states like Michigan and Ohio.
Two months after OpenAI and Oracle broke ground on a massive data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a rally in front of the site, using the controversial project as a backdrop for his insurgent campaign.
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