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Despite Stiff Opposition, an Alabama City Changes Its Laws to Accommodate Data Centers

Inside Climate News · By Lanier Isom · last updated
Residents in and around Bessemer expressed continued disapproval of a plan to build a 14.5 million square foot data center in their back yards. Now, the city is one step closer to final approval.

By Lanier Isom

BESSEMER, Ala.—The reverend knew what was coming.