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  "path": "/2026/06/05/theyre-already-here-regulating-data-centers-stalls-in-missouri/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T16:44:49.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Energy + Environment",
    "climate change",
    "data centers",
    "Mike Cierpiot",
    "power grid",
    "Water"
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  "textContent": "The rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers is far outstripping efforts to regulate them in Missouri and other states. As a result, communities are left with failed legislation, hastily called moratoriums and divisive local elections to address the massive industrial facilities popping up across rural America. “Legislation traditionally lags very far behind technology, and that […]",
  "title": "‘They’re already here’: Regulating data centers stalls in Missouri"
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