America, Actually with Astead Herndon

The data center war

America, Actually with Astead Herndon

Show Notes

There’s a growing disconnect between a local community that says it’s being treated as the "guinea pigs" in a new industrial revolution, and Washington politicians.

This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder and Shelby Smith, and hosted by Astead Herndon.

A massive new data center in Vineland, New Jersey. Photo by Alex Peterson.

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