Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC has filed a civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of California, against the city of Imperial and several senior officials, according to a press release from IVCM. The litigation alleges a coordinated campaign of administrative obstruction and targeted retaliation designed to derail a permitted $10 billion AI data center project. … The lawsuit further charges that the city sabotaged a critical environmental initiative. The developer had secured an agreement to purchase reclaimed water, treat it, and release 5.25 million gallons of fresh water daily into the Salton Sea watershed.

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• Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, Calif.): Data center developer files civil rights lawsuit against city of Imperial
• The Desert Review (Brawley, Calif.): Developer alleges retaliation, files civil rights lawsuit against Imperial
• Politico: Arizona governor reverses support for data center tax breaks