The Data Center Backlash: A Warning Sign for America's Tech Future Massive data centers are sprouting up across America, but their rapid growth has not been met with equal enthusiasm from local residents.
Instead, a backlash is brewing against these behemoths of the digital age.
As Josh Tyrangiel, an Atlantic staff writer, noted on a recent special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic, "these data centers are being built without a whole lot of conversation in American towns.