Conservative group calls for transparency, local input on data centers
A conservative group’s national bus tour stopped in Boulder City to advocate for transparency and local control over proposed data center development. Boulder City voters will decide in November whether to change zoning laws to allow data centers, while environmental groups and residents oppose a proposed facility on public land.
The Humans First organization, a conservative group promoting local decision-making and limits on corporate influence, stopped in Boulder City, Nevada, as part of a 27-state bus tour focused on data center development. Senior adviser Tom Gaitens said data centers should require community input, transparency and protections for ratepayers and natural resources.
Boulder City voters are scheduled to decide in November whether to change local zoning laws to permit data centers. A proposed facility on public land near the city has been halted for now while an appeals process proceeds, following opposition from the Center for Biological Diversity and local residents. The Wilderness Society is calling for a complete moratorium on data centers on national public lands, while Democratic lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of the Interior for more information about potential public-land projects nationwide.