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By the time the public hears about a local data center project, corporations are already seeking tax breaks, utility subsidies, infrastructure investments, and approvals that could reshape a community for decades. Public schools can end up carrying the cost. Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, can drive up utility costs, and bring noise, pollution, and industrial infrastructure closer to the places where children learn and live. Nearly 2,000 U.S. schools are already located within a mile of a data center or one approved for construction. Then, there is the money. Governments are handing data center corporations massive...