Mount Carmel, Tennessee, has become the latest U.S. community to ban cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers on July 23, as residents across the country increasingly oppose large-scale digital infrastructure citing electricity demand, noise, water usage, and environmental concerns. Several other U.S. towns have taken similar measures: the Town of Manlius in New York approved a one-year moratorium, Morgan County in Alabama suspended data center and crypto mining projects, and St. Joseph, Tennessee passed an ordinance banning these facilities outright. This wave of municipal resistance reflects a broader national debate over AI-driven data center expansion, which requires significant electricity and water resources. For the crypto industry, these growing restrictions present an additional challenge as Bitcoin mining companies seek locations with cheap power and available land.
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