Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
Sharing this webinar from Better Path Coalition! This webinar will feature Pennsylvania-based examples, but the tools and strategies covered are relevant to communities everywhere. We’ve seen firsthand how much can be uncovered when communities start asking the right questions and demanding the records to back up the answers. On Tuesday, September 8 at 7 PM […]
Southwestern Pennsylvania has seen a surge of data center proposals over the past year. These hyperscale projects are often sited in areas already shaped by fracked gas extraction, energy infrastructure, aging power grids, and legacy pollution. Residents in these communities frequently face limited access to clear, trustworthy project information while dealing with compressed approval timelines […]
Across the United States, we are seeing a massive buildout of AI data centers, and to meet their unprecedented energy demands, a deepened dependence on fossil fuels. Health professionals are increasingly concerned about the potential harms and impacts and want to know how to respond. Join the Medical Society Consortium on Climate Change and Health, […]
The United States is expanding data centers to feed AI faster than any nation. Many in Appalachian states are already driving up the cost of power and water, causing new pollution and rolling back clean energy. Join a conversation to plan how we can respond to the expansion.
You can’t talk about data centers without talking about the South. Our region has become the largest hub for these facilities in the U.S., and communities — from city neighborhoods to rural towns — are feeling the impact. Hear how grassroots organizers are pushing for change not only at the local level but calling for […]
Water has become one of the biggest concerns for communities facing data center development, but understanding how much water a facility will actually use, and what happens to that water afterward isn’t always straightforward. What does it mean when a developer says a data center will use a “closed-loop” cooling system? Why do some cooling […]
Central Appalachia has been a key site of the extractive economy for two centuries. In recent decades, landscapes reshaped and abandoned by the coal industry have been repurposed for prisons and, now, AI data centers. How did this region become a target for repeated cycles of extraction and abandonment? How are communities using land ownership […]
NextEra is proposing a new high-voltage transmission line, the Kammer-Juniata line, running from West Virginia through Washington, Westmoreland and Indiana counties in Pennsylvania. Data center demand is driving the project. […]
Join us alongside experts from Embold Research, Climate Power, and Data for Progress for an exclusive, data-driven briefing on public perception trends around data centers. We’ll break down the latest […]
This week (part of the “Thinking Like a Lawyer” series, we will be offering time to ask an attorney questions! Ask general questions about environmental law, permits, and decision-making processes. […]