Microsoft noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations

Published on September 2, 2026

One of the tech giant's data centers emits a hard-to-measure, low-level hum that Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege is a nuisance that’s hurting property values.

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