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How a small Wisconsin city scuttled a secretive $1.6bn datacenter project
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- Residents of Menomonie mounted a successful protest against a huge campus proposed by Meta – and community resistance to the AI boom is growing In the spring of 2025, Sydney Brennan was riding high.
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Nov 1, 2026 · Updated 11/1/2026, 5:22:25 PM · Reported with: The Guardian US
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