Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
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 rising electricity demand and water consumption to tax incentives and local infrastructure impacts. In this webinar, Ben Murray, an economist and Senior Researcher at Food […]
Halt the Harm Network participants are invited to a special working session on a specific gateway (or phase) of data center development. Even approved projects need multiple permits. Each permit process offers leverage for conditions or delays that can reshape or stop projects. About these Working Sessions These sessions are part of a network project […]
Join Honor the Earth in a conversation about the AI Infrastructure, including generative AIi, hyper scale data centers, critical minerals mining, nuclear expansion & surveillance and their impacts. Additionally, learn about the necessary tools to fight back! Krystal is an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne grassroots organizer with experience on the frontlines doing campaign development […]
As data center development accelerates across the United States, communities, researchers, and policymakers face a growing need for transparent, accessible information about where these facilities are being built, how they […]
This is a special working session on Operational Oversight & Watchdogging to Stop Bad Data Centers (Gateway 7) About these Working Sessions These sessions are part of a network project […]
This free virtual roundtable brings together Indigenous land defenders, scholar-activists, and grassroots organizers to examine how the rapid expansion of AI and cloud infrastructure is driving new waves of fossil […]
At this meet up, we’re going to discuss the Data Center Hearings and Meetings calendar, managed by Josephine Gingerich with PSR PA. Join in to meet Josephine and learn how it works.The Data Center Hearings and Meetings calendar was created in Luma to crowdsource and keep track of upcoming public meetings and webinars related to […]
Join us for another event with data center policy expert Tim Bernard who is available to share updates on policy trends and answer questions based on his work tracking emerging policy on data centers. See the policy tracker for more details. About Tim Bernard Tim Bernard is an independent tech policy analyst. He has consulted […]
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 […]
Join us for a presentation and Q&A with environmental attorney Dusty Horwitt, the attorney whose transparency work helped pass Colorado’s landmark PFAS ban in oil and gas wells, protected the […]