LACROSSE, Wis. — The La Crosse County Board voted 26-2 to put ice on construction of hyper-scale artificial intelligence data processing plants. It’s an 18-month moratorium to allow the Board time to review a major study it com missioned on environmental and other impact. Board member Dillon Mader said the Board didn’t want AI data center to be built before anybody understood downsides. Elsewhere giant AI companies have been secretly ramming consent for zoning revisions through local governmental agencies with binding non-disclosure agreements that preclude community knowledge and input.
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