In Arizona, one of the nation’s data center capitals, neighborhoods have started pushing back against data center projects to little avail.

Why it matters: Neighbors say the giant technology centers diminish their quality of life and waste their water, but they face an army of lawyers and lobbyists working to push the projects through anyway.

The big picture: Arizona has 98 data centers currently operating and 86 planned or under construction, per the Pew Research Center.