# AI DATA CENTER BACKLASH

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Podcast: [The Highwire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-highwire-5821053)
Published: 2026-05-22T15:32:49+00:00
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Duration seconds: 810

## Resource

A bipartisan backlash is spreading through rural America as massive AI data centers, including Kevin O'Leary’s Utah project reportedly twice the size of Manhattan. Find out why this fight is rapidly becoming one of the biggest political battles in America.

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