ambient.xyz(@ambient_xyz):On 5th August the Cherokee Nation banned hyperscale data centres on tribal and trust land after surveying 1,593 citizens and finding about 64% opposed. So 18 states now have an active ban or moratorium and 25 of 50 are restricting or considering it. But remember that a state rule can be pre-empted from Washington and a county vote can be reversed at the next election. But tribal land is neither. The Cherokee Nation has more enrolled members than any tribe in the United States and it is a sovereign. The industry's entire political strategy is pre-emption. Turns out here there is nothing to pre-empt.

2026.08.28 17:59

On 5th August the Cherokee Nation banned hyperscale data centres on tribal and trust land after surveying 1,593 citizens and finding about 64% opposed. So 18 states now have an active ban or moratorium and 25 of 50 are restricting or considering it. But remember that a state rule can be pre-empted from Washington and a county vote can be reversed at the next election. But tribal land is neither. The Cherokee Nation has more enrolled members than any tribe in the United States and it is a sovereign. The industry's entire political strategy is pre-emption. Turns out here there is nothing to pre-empt.