‘Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google Data Center Divided an Oklahoma Town
The volunteer fire department serving a rural area near Sand Springs declined a $250,000 donation from the tech giant. Now some residents are suing to block the proposed development. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Fires and Firefighters
Topics: development, proposed, block, suing, residents, giant, donation, declined, Springs, rural, serving, department, volunteer, Oklahoma, Divided, Center, Google, Plans, Us’, ‘Nobody
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/rock-fire-department-google-donation-oklahoma.html