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Montana Should Be the First State to Ban Data Centers

Boldman says data centers would strain Montana’s power grid and water supply as communities push back against large-scale development.

Summary by Flathead Beacon
There are not many things Americans can agree on anymore. One can usually find disagreement about Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Griz/Cat or Cat/Griz, whether pineapple belongs on pizza, and apparently whether it’s okay to wear pajamas on an airplane. But we’ve found our great national unifier: nobody wants a data center in their neighborhood. In The New York Times, comedian Charlie Berens recently called opposition to data centers “the most bipart…

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Montana should be the first state to ban data centers

Montana's worth more than the electricity we sell and the water we pump. Let's become the first state in America to simply say: No data centers. Not here. Not ever.

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Viewpoint: Montana should be first to ban data centers

Ellie Boldman writes, "Out West, we have an old saying: whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. Data centers have finally given us something to fight against together." Continue reading…

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Missoula Current broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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