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May 31, 2026

Thornton Acoustics & Vibrations are Professional Noise and Vibration Control Engineers and Expert Acoustical Consultants

Thornton Acoustics & Vibrations is a professional engineering firm specializing exclusively in acoustics, vibrations, noise measurement, and noise control throughout North America. With over 1,500 completed projects since 1972, the firm offers expert witness and forensic engineering services, community noise and environmental impact assessments, and HVAC/mechanical system noise control — capabilities directly applicable to evaluating…

Noise, Technical Review

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May 30, 2026

Stop Dirty Data Centers | NAACP

The NAACP campaigns against data center harms in Black communities across Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi and Tennessee. Provides community benefit agreement templates, frontline organizing guides and 2026 policy recommendations. Covers air pollution, water depletion, energy costs and quality-of-life impacts from AI data center buildouts, with tools for public engagement and local advocacy.

Campaign Strategy, Community Benefits Agreement, Community Organizing, Energy, Environmental Justice, Government & Policy, Jobs, Public Engagement, Water Quality & Quantity

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May 30, 2026

EHP – Protective Buffers

The Protective Buffers PA campaign advocates for increasing minimum setback distances between shale gas and petrochemical infrastructure and residential areas in Pennsylvania. Current state law allows well pads as close as 500 feet from homes, with no setback requirements for power plants or pipelines. A 2024 petition to the Environmental Quality Board proposes buffers of…

Community Organizing, Environmental Justice, Government & Policy, Legal & Zoning, Public Engagement

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May 28, 2026

Cities Climate Law: State toolkits offer information, resources, and analysis on state-local preemption issues

This is a repository of key resources that city legal departments, sustainability offices, and other stakeholders can use to effectively address legal questions confronting the urban climate transition. The state toolkits offer information, resources, and analysis for each state on state-local preemption issues. A full report containing information from all nineteen states is available in Columbia…

Government & Policy, Legal & Procedural

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May 28, 2026

Natural Gas Forecast & Price Predictions 2025, 2026, 2030

This natural gas market analysis from trading platform NAGA tracks 2025–2030 price forecasts, drawing on EIA projections, Dallas Fed surveys, and Fitch/Deloitte outlooks. It covers supply-demand dynamics including LNG export growth, storage inventories, and production trends. For data center advocates, rising natural gas prices signal increasing electricity costs and grid strain — key context for…

Energy, Financial Analysis, Utilities & Power

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May 28, 2026

Data Center Noise Monitoring (Larson Davis)

Standard A-weighted noise measurements undercount the constant low-frequency hum from data center cooling fans, letting facilities appear compliant with local 50-to-60-decibel ordinance limits while neighbors face round-the-clock disruption. Covers monitoring tools, acoustic barrier methods, fan speed adjustments and why existing community noise regulations miss continuous industrial sound.

Detection & Monitoring, Monitoring Tools, Noise, Technical Resources

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May 28, 2026

Water Use in US Data Centers: Legal and Regulatory Risks

We explore legal and regulatory issues surrounding water use in US data centers, and how operators can manage compliance risks and reputational challenges.

Legal & Zoning, Water Quality & Quantity

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May 28, 2026

National Coalition Against Cryptomining (NCAC)

The National Coalition Against Cryptomining (NCAC) is a grassroots advocacy organization working across 21 states to oppose the harms of proof-of-work cryptomining and AI data centers. The coalition documents how these operations consume massive energy, drive up utility costs, pollute air and water, and disrupt communities while remaining largely unregulated. NCAC supports local chapters and…

Allies and Partners, Coalition Building, Community Organizing

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May 28, 2026

Utility Rate Database

The Utility Rate Database (URDB) is a free storehouse of rate structure information from utilities in the United States. The URDB includes rates for utilities based on the authoritative list of U.S. utility companies maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

Energy

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May 28, 2026

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) examines issues related to energy markets, trends, and policies. The Institute’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a diverse, sustainable and profitable energy economy.

Economic Analysis, Energy, Investor Engagement

Resource Type: Website

Natural Gas Forecast & Price Predictions 2025, 2026, 2030

Water Use in US Data Centers: Legal and Regulatory Risks

Utility Rate Database

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

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