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Trump’s Push to Build Data Centers for the US Military

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If you live near a military base, there’s a chance you’ll soon find that a privately owned data center has moved into your area. A year ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to lease land to private developers for this purpose. “You can’t fight it,” Trump said this week of data centers, which have grown wildly unpopular. 



Amid concerns about massive electricity use and pollution, data center buildout on military bases is happening at hypersp

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