Data center backlash set to sway midterm elections
Source Scout · Stateline reports: Data centers figure in state and federal races and are the subject of dozens of ballot measures. An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes in Northern Virginia. The backlash against data centers has become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country.