The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South

Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent more than $100 billion on data center construction just this summer, and data centers are expected to pass total US consumer spending as the driving force of the US economy this year. Big Tech is marketing these projects as “progress,” but a new report reveals how Southern communities are getting shorted. MediaJustice is proud to launch The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South, our newest groundbreaking report revealing how tech corporations are quietly draining the South—economically and environmentally. This is the first comprehensive, regional analysis of data centers in the South, with original research and case studies from Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina.