--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "59e5d84952abd911166356f65e24e085464ecb5365431f80b99f191f4aced4cf" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/59e5d849?lang=en" title: "Maryland Residents' Petition Halts $5B AI Data Center Project" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-10T01:53:33.000Z" category: "Infra" topics: ["regulation"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/maryland-residents-petition-halts-5b-ai-data-center-project-da513ddd","https://huggingnews.com/ai/maryland-residents-petition-halts-5b-ai-data-center-project-da513ddd","https://huggingnews.com/ai/marylands-5b-ai-data-center-halted-by-campaign-linked-to-alleged-china-p-42fcd15a","https://marketbrief.now/ai/marylands-5b-ai-data-center-halted-by-campaign-linked-to-alleged-china-p-42fcd15a"] summary: "A proposal to build an artificial intelligence facility on a vacant commercial lot in Maryland has been stopped following a campaign by local residents. The effort to prevent the construction was led by a community activist who collected more than 25,000 signatures to oppose the development. The project, which carried an estimated cost of $5B, was intended for the location of a shopping mall that has remained abandoned for 24 years." --- # Maryland Residents' Petition Halts $5B AI Data Center Project > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-10T01:53:33.000Z **Category:** Infra **Topics:** regulation ## Summary A proposal to build an artificial intelligence facility on a vacant commercial lot in Maryland has been stopped following a campaign by local residents\. The effort to prevent the construction was led by a community activist who collected more than 25,000 signatures to oppose the development\. The project, which carried an estimated cost of $5B, was intended for the location of a shopping mall that has remained abandoned for 24 years\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]()