The cities and states taking aim at data centers

Maine looks poised to become the first state to freeze building of new data centers with legislation that could pass this spring, but community backlash against these properties is spreading across the country.

Lawmakers in more than 10 states have proposed temporary bans on data-center construction this year. Dozens of county and city governments have already passed such measures. 

The Wall Street Journal has produced a map of known bans that have been proposed or passed.

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