TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — AI data centers have become a subject of intense controversy across municipalities in the United States as communities worry about their impact on their environment and finances.
Amid the fiery debates over whether local governments should allow companies to build the sites, legal clerk and environmental advocate Erin Brockovich has set up a map to track U.S. AI data centers across the country.
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Yes, that Erin Brockovich, whose work in the lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s contamination of drinking water in Hinkley, California, inspired the 2000 movie starring Julia Roberts.
“In some places, data centers are welcomed. In others, they are delayed, contested or abandoned altogether. This MAP captures the real-world footprint of that race — revealing patterns of growth, conflict and uncertainty,” Brockovich wrote…