Suing for silence: Nationwide lawsuits and social media videos document data center noise

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Concerns about data centers initially centered on their energy and water consumption, but as more have come online, residents’ gripes are increasingly about noise.
A photo illustration that shows a data center billowing smoke, a "No data center" sign, an ear, a hand placed on someone's head indicating a headache, and curved lines indicating volume level
Though the rapid expansion of data centers is driving an economic boom, many Americans don’t want to hear it.Vanessa Leroy / NBC News; Getty Images

Cheryl Shadden was fed up. The noise in Granbury, Texas, that started as a hum in the summer of 2023 had by January begun to disturb her at all hours.

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