US data center expansion faces growing public resistance, with Q2 projects worth $68 billion delayed or blocked by community opposition. Disputes center on high electricity, water, and land consumption, affecting over half of tracked large-scale projects. Opposition now spans 49 states, with 30 legislatures enacting related policies. Major tech firms including Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are impacted as community pushback becomes a key development bottleneck. This resistance is rapidly globalizing to Europe, Australia, and South Africa, signaling a new variable in AI infrastructure growth.