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Proposed Federal Land Ban Threatens Kentucky Data Center Project

A proposed federal bill, the "No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act," threatens a planned $100 billion AI data center project at a former uranium enrichment site in Paducah, Kentucky. The legislation aims to ban large AI data centers on federal land due to concerns over high electricity demand, water usage, and potential environmental impacts. This bill has sparked a national debate over the rapid expansion of the AI industry and its resource consumption.