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Amid backlash from residents, some cities are upping their standards for acceptable data centers

As the number of data centers across the U.S. continues to increase, so does public opposition to them. That has some cities changing their standards for what acceptable data center development looks like.

KJZZ’s Greg Hahne reports.

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