AI data centers face growing backlash in US cities
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Philadelphia officials have proposed building a data center in a neighborhood already harmed by a closed oil refinery. The plan has sparked local opposition.
It is part of a wider national outcry against data center construction across the United States.
Data centers are large facilities that house computer servers. They require huge amounts of electricity and water to operate.
Communities that have suffered from heavy industry in the past are now pushing back against these projects.