RESIDENTS PUSH BACK AS DATA CENTER BOOM HITS HOME

Residents are taking to the streets in the small borough of Kenilworth, New Jersey. They’re rallying against the ongoing construction of a $1.8 billion hyperscale AI data center that is being built by the cloud computing company CoreWeave. Concerns over electricity and water usage, pollution, noise, and other issues have residents fearful that their new neighbor will change the neighborhood they love. Local business leaders say concerns are being overblown and that the issues are being addressed New Jersey’s strict permitting process. The fight in Kenilworth is similar to others playing out all over the country, with community members angry that their voices aren’t being heard as the AI boom marches on. Correspondent Michael Yoshida has the story, including how experts say communities can make data centers work for them, in a 3p PKG with FREE custom talkbacks from Washington, D.C..