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Data center noise and fumes deter resident from filling swimming pool

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A resident in Lowell, Massachusetts, Eileen Castle, has decided not to fill her swimming pool due to the disruptive noise and fumes from a nearby data center. The data center's industrial air conditioners and backup diesel generators create a constant buzz and emit fumes, impacting the neighborhood's quality of life, particularly during hot weather when the pool would typically be used. AI

RANK_REASON This is a local human-interest story with a tangential mention of data centers and AI, not a core AI industry event.

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Data center noise and fumes deter resident from filling swimming pool

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    “ LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Eileen Castle’s swimming pool, one of the only ones for blocks around, was once a refuge for neighborhood children on hot summer days. Bu

    “ LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Eileen Castle’s swimming pool, one of the only ones for blocks around, was once a refuge for neighborhood children on hot summer days. But even as temperatures soared this week, Castle, 82, said she won’t be filling the pool — not with the data center behin…

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