Coachella kills massive data center project after resident backlash and considers future ban for similar ‘tech campuses’

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Coachella reversed course on a major data center project Thursday, voting unanimously to terminate its agreement with Stronghold Power after months of resident backlash. The Riverside County city imposed a 45-day temporary ban on such developments and is considering a permanent prohibition on data centers and similar tech campuses. The about-face came just months after the city council had unanimously approved the project, highlighting a sharp shift in local sentiment over the facility's environmental and infrastructure impacts.