AI data centers are popping up in so many locations that they might eventually get a scientific mushroom species name. The industry has seen around a trillion dollars’ worth of investment and deals in the past weeks alone, but the high power and water usage of AI data centers come at a price for their surrounding locations. Many U.S. cities don’t welcome the prospect, and the case of Saline Township in Michigan is the latest in a string of pushbacks, as told by the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/10/13/data-center-bans-lawsuit/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/10/13/data-center-bans-lawsuit/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Washington Post. It certainly won’t…

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