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Maquoketa residents protest proposed data center

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Residents of Maquoketa rallied on Main Street during National Data Center Protest Day to demand transparency from city leaders about a proposed data center.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Group Spoils For Data Center Fight — But One Tech Giant Seemingly Gets Off Scot Free (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A conservative nonprofit is organizing nationwide protests against AI data centers Saturday — but none of the protests target communities with Anthropic-affiliated projects.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. data center protests go national as backlash grows (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers plan to hold protests on Saturday in at least 125 locations across the United States, the first coordinated national effort to channel anger at the AI infrastructure expansion that has ramped up over the past year and roiled local politics.

  3. Casper Star-Tribune

    US data center protests go national as backlash grows (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers planned to hold protests Saturday in at least 125 locations across the United States, the first coordinated national effort to channel anger at the AI infrastructure expansion that ramped up over the…

  4. Insider

    Anti-AI data center protesters rally across the US (opens Insider)

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    Humans First, a conservative-led nonprofit, organized nationwide protests against AI data centers on Saturday.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Opponents of data center near Wrightsville join ‘national day of protest’ (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    As part of their contribution to a "national day of protest" against data centers, organizers of a demonstration near Wrightsville didn't want to just voice their objections, but to educate people about the massive projects' potential harms.

  6. WNEP

    Protesters rally against data center development in Wilkes-Barre (opens WNEP)

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    Other protests took place in Danville, Lewistown, and Muncy.

  7. PA Home Page

    Residents protest data centers in Wilkes-Barre (opens PA Home Page)

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    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local event this weekend is tied into a national effort to put the brakes on data centers. A handful of people gathered in the rain in downtown wilkes-barre to participate in an AI Data Center National Day of Protest.

  8. Fox5 Atlanta

    Data center protest held at Georgia Capitol as part of nationwide demonstration (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A group of protesters gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol on Saturday, joining a national day of protest against rapid data center development. Demonstrators are demanding an equal say in whether these massive digital infrastructure hubs expand into their neighborhoods.

  9. WQAD

    Maquoketa residents protest proposed data center (opens WQAD)

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    WQAD's feed description

    Residents of Maquoketa rallied on Main Street during National Data Center Protest Day to demand transparency from city leaders about a proposed data center.

  10. Billings Gazette

    Data center protests go national (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers were holding protests Saturday across the United States, the first coordinated national effort to channel anger at the AI infrastructure expansion that ramped up over the past year and roiled local politics.

  11. The Daily Signal

    Data Center Opponents Stage 142 Protests Across 42 States (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers held 142 protests across 42 states on Saturday in the first nationwide effort to channel anger at the AI infrastructure expansion that has ramped up over the past year and roiled local politics.

  12. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    As backlash swells, data center protests go national (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers held 142 protests across 42 states Saturday in the first nationwide effort to channel anger at the artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion that ramped up over the past year and roiled local politics.

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