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US data center projects worth $200 billion stalled.

US data center projects worth $200 billion stalled.

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Data Center Watch identified at least 120 US datacenter developments that faced obstruction or postponement across 49 states during the first six months of 2026. Adam McKay, the director of Don't Look Up, and Philip Eubanks, head of the Climate Emergency Fund, say communities are winning these fights. They want funders to back local groups, and the fund has put half its money towards them.

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