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The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry
Source: TechCrunch
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Opposition to data-center construction has reached Philadelphia, where officials are considering potential development in a neighborhood already burdened by a shuttered oil refinery. The dispute highlights rising community, environmental, and permitting risks for data-center expansion, particularly as AI-driven power and infrastructure demand accelerates.
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