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Florida Republicans Join Left in Protesting Data Center Construction

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge AI ·

A dozen protesters in Hernando County, Florida, gathered to oppose a hyperscale data center, leading to a one-year moratorium approved by the county commission in June. The protest unites right-wing and left-wing concerns over environmental impact and community disruption. This marks a rare bipartisan pushback against tech infrastructure expansion.

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The story highlights how data center opposition is transcending political divides, but the small turnout suggests this may be a localized, not national, trend.
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