• Bring Your Own New Clean Energy: Powering PA’s Data Center Energy Demand

    Virtual Meeting

    As electricity demand rises across Pennsylvania—driven in part by the rapid growth of energy-hungry data centers—policymakers face an important choice: invest in clean energy or continue relying on costly, polluting fossil fuels. Join PennFuture for the release of our latest white paper and hear from Senior Director for Energy and Climate Rob Altenburg about why […]

  • Fracking Fuels Data Centers – Protective Buffers Make Communities Safer

    Virtual Meeting

    Join the Protective Buffers PA coalition on Wednesday, July 29, at 7 p.m. for a discussion on how the proposed AI data center buildout in Pennsylvania could lead to more fracking in our communities. Register here! You'll hear from experts about the risks that increased fracking poses to human health and the environment, and why […]

  • Full Disclosure: Data Centers, NDAs, and Transparency

    Zoom

    When public officials sign legally binding non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with data center companies, they cut communities out of the conversation. Left in the dark, residents get no chance to negotiate […]

  • EPA Comment Party

    Zoom

    The EPA is proposing to eliminate minimum federal public participation requirements for many "minor source" air pollution permits—the very permits often used for diesel backup generators at data centers. If adopted, communities could lose guaranteed notice and the opportunity to comment before new pollution sources are approved. Join us for a Comment Party designed to […]

  • EPA Comment Party

    Zoom

    The EPA is proposing to eliminate minimum federal public participation requirements for many "minor source" air pollution permits—the very permits often used for diesel backup generators at data centers. If adopted, communities could lose guaranteed notice and the opportunity to comment before new pollution sources are approved. Join us for a Comment Party designed to […]

  • You Passed a Data Center Moratorium. Now What?

    Zoom

    Hundreds of communities across the US have passed or are considering data center moratoriums. But once that pause is in place, what happens next? This workshop explores the policy tools and organizing strategies to build lasting protections, so moratoriums build momentum rather than cementing the status quo. We will feature case studies from local organizers, […]