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Common DreamsApr 8, 2026Opinion

Small Wisconsin City Overwhelmingly Passes First-of-Its-Kind Measure Restricting AI Data Centers

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-introduced legislation to halt AI data center expansion pending new national safeguards.

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Small Wisconsin City Overwhelmingly Passes First-of-Its-Kind Measure Restricting AI Data Centers
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Voters in Port Washington, Wisconsin, passed a first-of-its-kind referendum requiring voter approval for future AI data center construction, highlighting growing local resistance to the industry's environmental and grid impacts.

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