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The Hidden Cost of the AI Boom: The Data Center Wars Are Just Beginning

Jul 30, 2026 · 00:30:25
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  • Data centers are crucial for AI but face local opposition due to environmental and economic concerns.
  • Joe Nocera discusses the conflict between AI's needs and community resistance over data center development.
  • Listeners debate jobs, energy, water, and farmland impacts, questioning state-level construction pauses.

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