Data Center Tax Incentive Negotiations (Gateway 4)
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 […]
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Understanding & Preventing Data Center Noise Pollution (Part 1: The Science of Noise)
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 […]
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Understanding & Preventing Data Center Noise Pollution (Part 2: Policy, Prevention, and Community Protection)
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 […]
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BECC Webinar: People, Data Centers, and AI (oh my!): Exploring the Social, Climate, and Economic Impacts of the AI Boom
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, […]
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Data Center Financial Structuring & Credit Approvals (Gateway 5)
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 […]
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Data Center Locations Training and Q&A with FracTracker
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 […]
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Don’t Panic. Get Organized: Fundamentals of Rural Organizing
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 […]
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The Data Center Decision Tree: A Strategic Guide for Communities
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 […]
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Data Center Construction & Operational Permits (Gateway 6)
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 […]
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Public Utility Commissions 101: Understanding Utility Regulation & How It Fits Into Your Data Center Fight
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 are built, and how utilities plan for future growth happen before state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs). Yet for many community advocates, the utility regulatory process […]