Don’t blame data centers for failed public policy
Data centers have become a kind of boogeyman among voters lately. Recent polling even suggests that new data center construction is less popular than the IRS. Only 27% of Americans at least somewhat ...
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Published: 20 July 2026
Source: R Street Institute
Category: Field notes
Topics: Regulation · Environment
Retrieved: 23 July 2026
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ethics.ai (20 July 2026), “Don’t blame data centers for failed public policy,” evidence record 12955, https://ethics.ai/record/12955 (originally published by R Street Institute).
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