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A Data Center Offered $26 Million for Her Land. She Said No.
29 minutes Posted Sep 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm.
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Delsia Bare and her mother, Ida Huddleston, rejected $26 million dollars for their Kentucky farmland from the builder of an AI data center. Their stance has made them folk heroes across the country but has also divided their town. WSJ’s Erich Schwartzel spent a few days with the mother and daughter to better understand their resistance.
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- The Vanishing of an Anti-AI Activist
- A Data Center Revolt in Missouri
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