Analysis and explainers

The long view on every tracked topic

Substantial national analysis and explainer pieces about the topics UnGovr tracks. Day-to-day decisions, approvals, and disputes stay on the main page; this page collects the reporting that explains the bigger picture.

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WTAQ

Data center opponents stage 142 protests across 42 US states

Jul 19

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Tech Times

Anti-Data-Center Protests Hit 125 Cities in First National Mobilization

Jul 18

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Bridge Michigan

Opinion | Michigan can’t afford a blanket moratorium on data centers

Jul 18

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The Des Moines Register

Many Iowans are skeptical about building data centers | Letters

Jul 18

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Business Insider

Anti-AI data center protesters rally across the US

($) Jul 18

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AOL.com

Californians back CEQA reform, reject AI data centers by huge margins, poll finds

Jul 18

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104.1 WIKY

US data center protests go national as backlash grows

Jul 18 also carried by 2 other outlets

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TradingKey

Big Tech’s AI Data Center Power Demands Trigger $15B PJM Auction and a Nuclear SMR Boom

Jul 18

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Daily Camera

CU Boulder report outlines lawmaking strategies to regulate AI data centers

($) Jul 18

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

U.S. data center protests go national as backlash grows

($) Jul 18

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Washington Examiner

Stealing land in data center fight: What happened to property rights?

($) Jul 18

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MSN

Across the US, data center backlash stalls $130 billion in projects and sparks recall bids

Jul 18

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yourvalley.net

Banning data centers won’t solve Arizona's water issues

($) Jul 17

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Los Angeles Daily News

Can cities make deals to lessen data center downsides? A Caltech professor says yes

($) Jul 17 also carried by 1 other outlet

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Daily Signal

NY's Moratorium Can't Fix Data Centers, but Innovation Can

Jul 17

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AOL.com

AI data centers divide communities and scramble midterm playbooks

Jul 17

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24/7 Wall St.

Why New York’s Data Center Ban Could Rewrite the Future of the AI Revolution

Jul 17

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Detroit Free Press

What to know about data centers as citizens demand more regulations

($) Jul 16

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MSN

Arizona data center touted as using less water than farmland may just shift the thirst

Jul 16

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The Atlantic

The Truth About AI’s Water Use

($) Jul 16

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