DEEP DIVE: The Farmington Push for Responsible Hyper-Scale Data Centers

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: August 25, 2025

Words: 3,102

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Coalition co-founder Cathy Johnson offers some concluding remarks at the forum about responsible data center development in Farmington, which is the subject of a lawsuit by neighbors against city leadership. (photo by Dylan Morrissette)

At a recent public meeting hosted by the Minnesota Women’s Press, about 50 residents, legislators, and advocates invited by the Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development gathered to discuss the rapid growth of hyper-scale data centers. The …

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