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US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers to advance Trump's push for data centers on federal lands, despite a backlash

President Donald Trump's directive to accelerate data center development on federal lands is facing public backlash and legal hurdles.

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US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers to advance Trump's push for data centers on federal lands, despite a backlash

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