What happens when a massive data center project comes to a small American community—and local residents decide to fight back? In this episode of Clear Sightings, Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor speaks with Lori Merriman of Wake Up JeffCo about the battle over a proposed hyperscale data center in Festus, Missouri. Their discussion examines local government decisions, zoning and land use, citizen opposition, lawsuits, public records, property rights, infrastructure demands, electricity and water concerns, and the growing national push to build enormous data centers to support artificial intelligence and an increasingly data-driven society. The Festus controversy offers a warning—and a lesson—for communities across America: residents need to know what is being proposed, who stands to benefit, what resources these facilities require, and what citizens can do before a data center project becomes a done deal.
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