{"id":243984,"date":"2026-07-16T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/lowell-ai-data-center-fight-with-neighbors-contiues-nbc-boston\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:35:13","slug":"lowell-ai-data-center-fight-with-neighbors-contiues-nbc-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/lowell-ai-data-center-fight-with-neighbors-contiues-nbc-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowell AI data center fight with neighbors contiues \u2013 NBC Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/artificial-intelligence-data-centers-lowell\/3982471\/\">Lowell AI data center fight with neighbors contiues \u2013 NBC Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/artificial-intelligence-data-centers-lowell\/3982471\/\">https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/artificial-intelligence-data-centers-lowell\/3982471\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-16 17:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.nbcboston.com\">www.nbcboston.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lowell data center operated by the Markley Group, originally built in 2015 before the AI boom, has become the center of a long-running conflict with local residents due to pollution and noise concerns.<\/li>\n<li>Jake Fortes, a resident affected by the facility, started Honest Future for Lowell, a group advocating for environmental justice and community dignity, in response to the negative impact of the data center on his neighborhood.<\/li>\n<li>Residents and environmental advocates are fighting against Markley\u2019s expansion plans and have filed a lawsuit to bring a voice to the community and ensure fairness.<\/li>\n<li>The Markley Group is confident that the lawsuit will be dismissed based on previous rulings, and maintains that its operations\u2014focused on traditional data storage and not the newer hyperscale facilities driven by AI\u2014serve important institutions like hospitals, universities, and police departments.<\/li>\n<li>The data center&#8217;s use of diesel generators for power, which residents claim pollute their neighborhood, and loud cooling fans are among the main sources of contention. 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