After months of organizing, a New Jersey city voted 5-0 to ban data centers

After months of organizing, a New Jersey city voted 5-0 to ban data centers

Bayonne banned data centers after months of resident organizing turned a local land-use fight into a major political issue. The unanimous vote made the city the latest municipality in New Jersey to join a growing push to keep data centers out. Here's what to know A proposal to bring a data center to Bayonne had been under scrutiny since December, as residents packed council meetings and pressed city officials to reject it. The fight also became …