Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
Halt the Harm Network participants are invited to a special working session on Data Center Power & Utility Connections. This is a key point where a big data center project figures out how it gets electricity. Data centers need huge amounts of power, and utilities must approve new power lines or upgrades. These decisions can […]
Join us for an introduction to the new HHN Data Center Policy Tracker, a comprehensive legislative tracking database covering data center bills across the United States. You’ll meet Tim Bernard, […]
Halt the Harm Network participants are invited to a special working session on using Water Rights & Environmental Permits to stop bad data centers. Data centers generate massive heat and […]
Join Halt the Harm Network for the official launch of the HHN Data Center Policy Tracker, a comprehensive legislative tracking tool covering data center bills across the United States. In […]
Halt the Harm Network participants are invited to a special working session on Tax Incentive Negotiations to stop bad data centers. Data center developers routinely ask for massive tax breaks […]
Halt the Harm Network participants are invited to a special working session on a specific gateway (or phase) of data center development. Data centers cost billions to build, requiring complex […]
Across the country, communities are facing a rapid expansion of data centers powering AI and other digital technologies. While these projects are often promoted as economic development, they can come with major impacts, from rising electricity costs and water use to massive tax breaks for some of the world’s wealthiest companies. In this webinar, organizers […]
Communities across the country are being asked to offer massive tax breaks and subsidies to attract data centers. But do these deals actually benefit local communities or are cities and states leaving money on the table? Join us for a conversation with Nathan Jensen, Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas […]
Across the country, data centers rely on large fleets of diesel generators to provide backup power during outages and testing. While often overlooked in discussions of digital infrastructure, these generators can be a significant source of air pollution, contributing to local health risks and environmental harm. In this webinar, researchers from the Better Data Center […]
Across the country, communities are experiencing a rapid expansion of data centers. While these projects are often framed as economic development, they come with significant environmental and economic consequences, from […]