Stockton Residents Raise Environmental Concerns About Proposed Data Center
Residents in Stockton, California, are concerned that a proposed data center will create noise, consume large amounts of water and harm local wildlife. The article describes opposition to the project and broader efforts by the technology industry to address public resistance to data centers.
Residents of Stockton, California, have expressed concern about a new data center being developed by Chase Ott-Wick and associated with NetworkOcean. Locals fear the facility will disrupt views and quiet along the San Joaquin River, consume water needed to maintain golf courses and other landscapes, and threaten migratory birds and Chinook salmon.
Writing for The Free Press, Evan Gardner presents the Stockton project as an example of growing public opposition to data centers across the United States. The article says technology companies are exploring alternative approaches to reduce the facilities' environmental and community impacts, although the excerpt does not identify a formal government action or final decision on the Stockton project.