Communities across the [[U.S.]] are debating the benefits and drawbacks: Northern [[Virginia]]—“data center alley”—handles over half of the world's [[internet]] traffic, straining land and energy resources.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5660972-virginia-data-centers-impact-costs/</ref> States like [[Indiana]] are seeing rapid proposals for AI data centers, sometimes facing community pushback over [[environment]]al, zoning concerns, and utility regulation.
== Data Center Litigation ==
New lawsuits concerning data centers are being filed at a rate of one per week (March 2026). Some examples include:
*a lawsuit by opponents of a planned data center in Independence, [[Missouri]].<ref>https://fox4kc.com/news/citizens-file-lawsuit-against-city-of-independence-over-data-center-referendum/</ref>
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