An Alabama animal shelter is suing to halt construction of a $2 billion AI data center, alleging the project was rushed through approvals and could threaten thousands of animals at its planned new campus.
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society filed the lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court earlier this month against the City of Birmingham and developers behind the project, alleging they engaged in a "months-long scheme" to bypass zoning rules and rush approvals for the facility, Business Insider reports.