Maryland Community Blocks $5 Billion Data Center With Help From Local Woman

A Maryland woman evicted after a pay cut became a leader in a community campaign that blocked a $5 billion data center project.

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Maryland Community Blocks $5 Billion Data Center With Help From Local Woman

A community effort in Maryland blocked a proposed $5 billion data center, with a woman who had been evicted after a pay cut emerging as one of its leaders, NPR reported.

Her involvement reflects a broader wave of opposition to data centers, with thousands of people across the United States joining efforts to resist the projects.

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