Minnesota’s Digital Divide: Courts Become Unlikely Battlegrounds in the Fight Against Hyperscale Data Centers
September 4, 2026
PINE ISLAND, MN – What was once slated to be a groundbreaking ceremony for Google’s next hyperscale data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, has instead become a symbol of a deepening statewide conflict. Local officials and developers had envisioned…
The Digital Frontier: How Minnesota Courts Became the Last Stand Against Big Tech’s Data Centers
August 27, 2026
In the quiet, rolling farmlands of southeastern Minnesota, the hum of heavy machinery was supposed to have replaced the rustle of crops by mid-July. In Pine Island, local officials and developers had envisioned the rapid construction of a massive,…
