Tech giants are pouring billions into enormous data facilities, often promising jobs and economic revival to towns hit hard by factory closures. But are those promises real? We went to rural Minnesota, now a hot spot for massive hyperscale data centers, to investigate what’s really at stake for rural America and how communities are pushing back. This is a story about more than just technology; it’s about who gets to control the resources and who pays the price.

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