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Fighting the Hyperscale Data Center: Local Control vs. AI Expansion

On Trent on the Loos, Trent Loos welcomes local activist Ingrid Brenden and Steve Corey, founder of Team Iowa, to expose the growing fight against a proposed hyperscale data center. Ingrid and Steve explain why local residents are pushing back and raise serious concerns about land use, soaring energy demand, strained infrastructure, and the loss of local control. They share what every community must know before massive data center projects move forward. Trent explores the rising clash between rapid AI infrastructure expansion and the rights of citizens to have a real voice in what gets built in their own backyard.

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