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Birmingham City Council addresses pushback after vote on data center regulations

Members of Congress are scrambling to jump on the growing anti-data center fervor sweeping through local communities across the country. Why it matters: Where there is this kind of intense grassroots uproar, there is also political opportunity — and lawmakers know it. The latest example is legislat...

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What happened Birmingham City Council voted 6-3 to approve new regulations for data centers this week.
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Left / center-leftCongress wants in on the data center backlash

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AxiosNews report · Jun 11, 9:05 AM

Congress wants in on the data center backlash

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Members of Congress are scrambling to jump on the growing anti-data center fervor sweeping through local communities across the country. Why it matters: Where there is this kind of intense...

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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Jun 11, 11:00 AM

Birmingham City Council addresses pushback after vote on data center regulations

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Birmingham City Council voted 6-3 to approve new regulations for data centers this week.

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