Lawsuits target Birmingham data center over permits
A hyperscale data center project in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley neighborhood is facing increased legal challenges, with two new lawsuits filed and a judge consolidating three existing ones. The lawsuits allege the city illegally granted permits for the data center, which is located in a mixed-use zoning district, and seek to permanently halt the project.
Legal action is intensifying against a hyperscale data center under construction in Birmingham, Alabama's Oxmoor Valley. In the past two weeks, two new lawsuits were filed, bringing the total number of legal challenges to five, which a judge has now consolidated.
The lawsuits contend that the city of Birmingham unlawfully issued permits for the data center, citing its location within a mixed-use zoning district near residential areas and a school. Plaintiffs are seeking a permanent injunction to stop the project.