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Oct 30 · Data centers become a midterm issue as residents near Meta's Prometheus site in New Albany, Ohio, push back, Rep. Summer Lee ties them to power bills and Tucker Carlson attacks the industry
NewsNation: Data centers are rapidly transforming farmland east of Columbus, Ohio, sparking concerns among local residents. NewsNation's Brian Entin examines the expansion, including Meta's massive 750-acre Prometheus project.
Grade B (82/100). In New Albany, Ohio, residents fight data centers and power plants as Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted trade blame
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): [1:11] 'It's one of 40 data centers here with roughly two dozen more planned.' (no source given for the counts)
Splits: In New Albany, Ohio, residents fight data centers and power plants as Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted trade blame
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