Author: Mikki Morrissette

A community event taking place under a park pavilion in the early evening. A person stands at a podium speaking into a microphone while an audience of about 30 people sits on picnic benches, listening attentively. A few people operate cameras and recording equipment. The background shows a green lawn, trees, and a blue sky.
Coalition co-founder Cathy Johnson offers some concluding remarks at the forum about responsible data center development in Farmington, which is the subject of a lawsuit by neighbors against city leadership. (photo by Dylan Morrissette)

DEEP DIVE: The Farmington Push for Responsible Hyper-Scale Data Centers

• November 7, 2025

Residents around Farmington, MN are raising alarm over proposed hyper-scale data centres — pointing to massive water use, limited job creation and minimal local input in decision-making.