Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
Getting accurate, consistent data on U.S. data centers is shockingly hard. Basic facts are needed: where facilities are, how much power and water they use, how many jobs they really create. Often this information is missing, contradictory, or locked behind paywalls and obscure filings. This webinar is a working session for “data nerds” and organizers […]
Data centers and cryptocurrency mining are driving new fossil fuel expansion across the U.S., often with serious, under-recognized public health consequences. In this webinar, researchers from Boston University present findings on health risks tied to fossil fuel infrastructure and data center expansion, and discuss what communities, advocates, and policymakers need to know. As data centers […]
Halt the Harm Network participants are invited to a special working session on Site Selection & Land Use. The very first step where big data center projects decide where they’re going to build. This is when they deal with zoning, buying land, and getting the first permits. This is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground […]
A monthly meetup focused on data centers. We want to welcome the many leaders who recently joined the network to participate in working sessions on data center issues. If you’re in a hurry, attend the first 10-20 minutes for announcements. If you want to meet people around specific topics, stick around. Find the breakout room […]
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, the policy expert leading this initiative, will explain his methodology for tracking and categorizing legislation, demonstrate early examples of the tracker, and discuss how this […]
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 need millions of gallons of water annually for cooling. Training AI models can consume hundreds of thousands of liters of water, and even everyday AI […]
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 this session, you will meet Tim Bernard, the independent policy analyst leading this initiative. Tim will walk through the current state of data center policy […]
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 from local and state governments including property tax abatements lasting 10-20 years, sales tax exemptions, reduced utility rates, and infrastructure subsidies. They promise jobs and […]
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 financing from banks, institutional investors, and insurance companies. Before committing money, these financial institutions assess project risks—including regulatory problems, community opposition, and what’s called “social […]