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Opposition to a data centers in southeast Nebraska.

Archived: Data centers raise concerns, encounter moratorium

Anila Yoganathan, Flatwater Free Press - May. 25, 2026

A Nebraska county just banned new data centers for up to a year. More could follow. The move comes as cities and states across the country weigh similar moratoriums amid concerns about water and electricity. This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In […]

Archived: Data centers raise concerns, encounter moratorium

Anila Yoganathan, Flatwater Free Press -

A Nebraska county just banned new data centers for up to a year. More could follow. The move comes as cities and states across the country weigh similar moratoriums amid concerns about water and electricity. This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In […]

Archived: Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln

Anila Yoganathan, Flatwater Free Press - Mar. 17, 2026

This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Google is considering building a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand in the summer.  The tech giant would […]

Archived: Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln

Anila Yoganathan, Flatwater Free Press -

This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Google is considering building a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand in the summer.  The tech giant would […]