Americans oppose data centers. We went to find out why | America, Actually
There’s a growing disconnect between a local community that says it’s being treated as the "guinea pigs" in a new industrial revolution, and Washington politicians. Astead Herndon heads to Vineland, New Jersey, this week to check out one of the Northeast’s biggest data centers that neighbors say was rushed into construction without community buy-in.
00:00 Why data centers are the new political flashpoint
02:26 On-site at one of the Northeast’s biggest data centers
05:01 The jobs debate
07:45 The extractive reality of data centers
12:39 Residents speak out at a town hall
18:11 AI anxiety and government trust
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Why data centers are the new political flashpoint
2:26
On-site at one of the Northeast’s biggest data centers
5:01
The jobs debate
7:45
The extractive reality of data centers
12:39
Residents speak out at a town hall
18:11
AI anxiety and government trust
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