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**Today's story:** As artificial intelligence drives demand for more computing power, huge new data centers are being proposed across the United States. But local communities are pushing back over higher electricity costs, noise, and blight that go along with data centers. Opposition has brought together voters across political parties and led some towns to block or delay new projects. Transcript & Exercises: [](https://plainenglish.com/898) **Get the full story and learning resources:** \-- **Plain English helps you improve your English:** - Learn about the world and improve your English - Clear, natural English at a speed you can understand - New stories every week - Learn even more at PlainEnglish.com Mentioned in this episode: **Hard words? No problem** Never be confused by difficult words in Plain English again! See translations of the hardest words and phrases from English to your language. Each episode transcript includes built-in translations into Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Turkish. Sign up for a free 14-day trial at PlainEnglish.com