Maine voters push back against AI data centers before Senate vote
A Maine audience member at the final midterm debate with Senator Susan Collins voiced fear that AI data centers are harming the climate and poisoning water. Collins was defending her record when the interruption came. The story suggests local anger over these facilities could help decide who controls the Senate.
Quick glossarySusan Collins, data center, midterms
- Susan Collins
- A Republican United States senator from Maine who was defending her record in the final debate of the midterms.
- data center
- A large building packed with computers that run websites and AI tools, and needs lots of power and cooling.
- midterms
- Elections held halfway through a US president's four-year term, when voters choose all House seats and some Senate seats.
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