The following is an uplifting story of what local grassroots advocacy can win: Making sure new data centers pay for the energy they need instead of passing the costs on to families.
Cómo se alimentan los centros de datos de la IA
La inteligencia artificial (IA) está en todas partes. Para hacer frente a este auge frenético, los centros de datos a gran escala se están expandiendo rápidamente por todo Estados Unidos. Estos espacios gigantescos, los cuales albergan las supercomputadoras y la infraestructura necesaria para alimentar, entrenar e implementar la IA, están generando una demanda de electricidad sin precedentes.
How AI Data Centers Are Powered
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. To meet the frenzy, hyperscale data centers are rapidly expanding across the United States. These gigantic spaces that house the supercomputers and infrastructure needed to power, train, and deploy AI are driving unprecedented electricity demand.
Oil Refineries, Highways, and Now AI? How This Denver Neighborhood Fights for Clean Air
Alfonso Espino’s northeast Denver community is fighting compound pollution threats—an oil refinery, two giant railyards, highway redevelopment, and now a massive fossil-fuel-powered data center campus.
Georgia’s AI Data Center Boom Is an Environmental Justice Nightmare
Georgia is one of the fastest-growing hubs for data centers in the nation. Advocates say this uptick in Big Tech construction is the latest example of Black communities having to endure policies that prioritize polluters over people’s health.
EPA Moves to Gut Key Pollution Law. Moms Say No.
Moms spoke out at EPA about a recent proposal to redefine what it means to “begin actual construction” in order to let polluters break ground on major new industrial facilities without air pollution permits or community input.
Testimony: Julie Kimmel, EPA New Source Review Regulatory Actions, May 28, 2026
By: Julie Kimmel, Senior Manager, Editorial & Member Cultivation Date: May 28, 2026 About: Revision to “Begin Actual Construction” in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program, Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0618 To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Hi, my name is Julie Kimmel. I live with my family …
Testimony: Jayne Black, EPA New Source Review Regulatory Actions, May 28, 2026
By: Jayne Black, Wisconsin Field Organizer Date: May 28, 2026 About: Revision to “Begin Actual Construction” in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program, Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0618 To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Jayne Black, and I …
Mom Testifies Against EPA’s Rule That Would Allow Data Center Construction BEFORE Community Input
No, we don’t want polluters to be able to start construction on projects before communities have a voice. That’s what EPA is trying to do redefining “begin actual construction” under the New Source Review. Moms made sure our voices were heard at …
Testimony: Isabel González Whitaker, EPA New Source Review Regulatory Actions, May 28, 2026
By: Isabel González Whitaker, Associate Vice President for Public Engagement Date: May 28, 2026 About: Revision to “Begin Actual Construction” in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program, Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0618 To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency My name is Isabel González Whitaker. I live with …
Testimony: Vanessa Lynch, EPA New Source Review Regulatory Actions, May 28, 2026
By: Vanessa Lynch, Pennsylvania Campaign Coordinator Date: May 28, 2026 About: Revision to “Begin Actual Construction” in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program, Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0618 To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency My name is Vanessa Lynch, and I am the Pennsylvania Campaign Coordinator for Moms …
Testimony: Ashley Hillard, EPA New Source Review Regulatory Actions, May 28, 2026
By: Ashley Hillard, North Carolina Field Organizer Date: May 28, 2026 About: Revision to “Begin Actual Construction” in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program, Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0618 To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Good morning, My name is Ashley Hillard, and I am the North Carolina …