Residents fight back as tech companies attempt to flood community with data centers

Residents fight back as tech companies attempt to flood community with data centers

In Arizona, a grassroots movement is pushing back against the rapid expansion of data centers as residents question whether economic promises outweigh environmental and community costs. Many locals say their neighborhoods are being reshaped by massive industrial facilities that consume vast amounts of electricity and water — resources that are already strained in the drought-prone Southwest.  While tech companies argue that data centers are esse…