Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
About these Working Sessions These bi-weekly meetings are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers. Log-in or sign-up for the network to get involved. The format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience, tools, resources, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge the […]
As data centers rapidly expand across both rural and urban communities, one issue continues to surface again and again: noise pollution. From the constant hum of cooling systems to backup generators and industrial-scale mechanical equipment, communities living near data centers are raising concerns about how noise impacts their daily lives, sleep, health, and overall quality […]
As data centers rapidly expand across both rural and urban communities, one issue continues to surface again and again: noise pollution. From the constant hum of cooling systems to backup generators and industrial-scale mechanical equipment, communities living near data centers are raising concerns about how noise impacts their daily lives, sleep, health, and overall quality […]
This looked interesting and relevant, so sharing it here. If anyone from the hosting organization is here and wants to be available as a connection please comment! (thanks, Ryan) Behind the rapid growth of artificial intelligence lies a growing network of data centers that are impacting communities. These facilities can consume vast amounts of electricity, […]
About these Working Sessions These bi-weekly meetings are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers. Log-in or sign-up for the network to get involved. The format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience, tools, resources, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge the […]
Data center development keeps accelerating, and leaders need clear, current information about where these facilities are going and how they affect their communities. Drop by to learn more and join the conversation around FracTracker’s Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker. Presenter Mia Glover (FracTracker Alliance) walks through the map live, shows what is new since the […]
Tucker United is a grassroots coalition formed in 2025 after the discovery of plans for a massive gas- and diesel-fueled power plant to be located within 2 miles of their community to power a 10,000-acre data center complex, and the passage of West Virginia House Bill 2014. An unconstitutional piece of legislation that strips counties […]
Join staff from Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services, Buckeye Environmental Network, FracTracker Alliance, and Ohio River Valley Institute for a walkthrough of the Data Center Decision Tree and a discussion about how communities can use it to identify permitting, utility, financing, legal, communications, and organizing opportunities. Whether you’re just learning about a proposed project or […]
About these Working Sessions These bi-weekly meetings are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers. Log-in or sign-up for the network to get involved. The […]
As data centers place growing demands on our electric grid, many of the biggest decisions about who pays for new infrastructure, how much energy is needed, where new transmission lines […]