This week’s headlines reinforce a trend that is becoming impossible to ignore: the push for greater oversight of data center development is accelerating—and it’s spreading well beyond the markets where opposition first emerged. From The New York Times’ investigation into Meta’s confidential $50 billion Louisiana deal to Loudoun County considering a pause on new applications in the world’s largest data center market, the conversation is increasingly centered on transparency, public trust, and local control. Meanwhile, […]

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Zoning In This week’s headlines make one thing unmistakably clear: community opposition has evolved from isolated local disputes into a coordinated national movement reshaping how—and whether—data centers are built. From 142 organized protests across 42 states to new moratoriums, zoning regulations, utility investigations, and a growing bipartisan political movement, communities are no longer asking whether data centers should be regulated—they’re demanding a meaningful seat at the table. The industry’s challenge has never been clearer: technical […]

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