Ordinary people fill information gaps when data centers come knocking

A growing brigade of citizen journalists are battling the secrecy and speed with which mega-sized data centers have spread across the country.

By: Finnegan Belleau, Dylan Barbee, Missouri Business Alert

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 2,108

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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WARRENTON, Mo. — In the basement of Änna Farrar’s home, children fell asleep on little blue mats, the only light coming from a dim television playing “Despicable Me.”

For the kids, this was naptime.

For Farrar, it was the start of a 90-minute work block. Between bites of sausage pizza, she opened her laptop and began plugging away at work — her other work.

During these daily sessions, Farrar emailed city clerks, landowners and lawyers. …

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