# Maine’s data center revolt will decide who controls the Senate

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-30T11:00:00+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1021080/maine-senate-race-susan-collins-ai-data-centers
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/maine-s-data-center-revolt-will-decide-who-controls-the-senate-97b6d1/

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, was midway through defending her record during the final debate of the midterms when an audience member cut her short. "I'm terrified," a man shouted. "AI data centers are destroying our climate. They are poisoning our water." Collins brushed off the outburst, tying the man to her Democratic challenger, […]

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