USCBS NewsTHU 29 OCT 2026 / 4:00 AM CDT

Data center health worries animate midterm campaigns

Page, Arizona — Doug Herrera still lives in the house his father built, though his dad died some time ago from cancer. Herrera wonders if that illness could have been linked to pollutants from nearby uranium mining. Now, he worries that a possible new neighbor — a proposed $10 billion mega data center — could imperil his health.

"I'm a patriot, but I'm highly against the data center," Herrera, 64, said from his front porch near a yard sign that reads "No Data Centers."

"There is light pollution, sound pollution. The temperature is going to rise," he said.

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