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Imperial resident Kathia Olivas, a substitute teacher and community organizer, stands for a portrait at the planned site for a massive data center which would sit just blocks away from her parents' home in the small city of Imperial, California, on December 18, 2025. Olivas feels the developer and county officials haven't been transparent about their plans and fears the data center will place new stress on the land and local ecosystems. "This could have all been avoided if they had just been transparent with us," she said.
As demand for computing power soars nationwide, a Southern California entrepreneur with past legal troubles is trying to speed forward an immense data center in Imperial County.
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