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Committee for Autonomous Social Action - CASA, HGT
20 days ago
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A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured - The American Prospect
ICE is not required to report any use-of-force incidents against the public. So The American Prospect created our own running tally.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/29/ice-trump-killed-injured-list-dhs-cbp-border-patrol-renee-good-alex-pretti/
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Craig Harrington
about 1 month ago
Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony
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NYCLU
about 1 month ago
NEW: ICE agents reportedly lied their way into Columbia housing, without a warrant, to arrest yet another student. This comes almost one year after plainclothes ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil at his Columbia residence, also without a warrant. ICE has no place on our campuses or in our streets.
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Columbia says DHS detained student after agents entered university building
Acting university president says agents misrepresented themselves to gain entry to the residential building
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/columbia-student-detained-federal-agents
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ACLU
about 1 month ago
At least 77.2 million people ā 32% of the country ā now live in a county with a local law enforcement agency that has enlisted in the 287(g) program. Our new report, Deputized for Disaster, examines how these dangerous collaborations between local police and ICE endanger our communities.
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ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
The ACLUās research details the Trump administrationās dangerous expansion of the 287(g) program, making law enforcement and state agencies act as ICE agents.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/ice-expanding-287g-agreements-police?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=adv-social-bsky-social-nat-blog-immigration-287g-287g&utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=287g&utm_content=adv-social-bsky-social-nat-blog-immigration-287g-287g&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=adv-social-bsky-social-nat-blog-immigration-287g-287g
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AAUP
about 1 month ago
Let Faculty Teach! Let Students Learn! The UNC Board of Governors just voted to rewrite the definition of academic freedom to effectively limit students' ability to fully engage in a variety of scholarly topics & limit open inquiry & academic debate in NC higher education.
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ResistMap
about 1 month ago
DaāQuain Johnson was brutally murdered by Grand Rapids police on what should have been an ordinary bike ride. A witness said Johnson was jumped by police as he was biking into the parking lot for his apartment complex. The witness said police released a K-9 on him, then shot him three times.
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Conrail Twitty
about 1 month ago
The Grand Rapids Police Department in Michigan killed a Black man named DaQuan Johnson while he was face down. āHe was 31 years old, he was a father, and he was somebody,ā says his cousin.
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donāt feel comfortable posting my usual content without speaking up for my family. his name was DaQuan Johnson & he was somebody! please share to spread awareness!! #grandrapids #michigan
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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThqJk37o/
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about 1 month ago
31-year-old Da'Quan Johnson Shot In The Back Of The Head By Grand Rapids Cop, K-9 Police Dog Also Attacked Victim Mauling At His Neck
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31-year-old Da'Quan Johnson Shot In The Back Of The Head By Grand Rapids Cop, K-9 Police Dog Also Attacked Victim Mauling At His Neck
Johnson was facing to the ground when a Grand Rapids police officer had a grip on both his hands, then the officer takes out his handgun, po...
https://tinyurl.com/2z6ad3jz
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TheMythOfObedience
about 1 month ago
DaāQuain Johnson was murdered by Grand Rapids police. Pinned, hands behind his back, on the ground. Shot in the back of the head. DaāQuain Johnson was executed by Grand Rapids Police on February 18,2026. This is police brutality.
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Leana Hosea
3 months ago
The UKās largest planned data centreāa project by US firm QTSāis understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by
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No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry.
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UKās largest proposed datacentre āunderstating planned water useā
Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimates
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/19/uk-largest-proposed-data-centre-planned-water-use-northumberland
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Leana Hosea
about 2 months ago
As the EU explores a ban on forever chemicals, the UK announces a plan to make a plan of what to maybe do about PFAS. How many people are being exposed to harmful chemicals while the government dithers?
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The EU is working on a blanket ban of āforever chemicalsā. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill
I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them, says environmental journalist Pippa Neill
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/10/eu-ban-forever-chemicals-britain-lancashire-government-pfas
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Rachel Salvidge
about 2 months ago
It's still a shock to find a new PFAS forever chemical hotspot, even when it's inevitable. A bit of digging around paper mills, which often use PFAS, revealed the banned carcinogen PFOS at levels as high as 3,000ng/l in groundwater in south Cumbria
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Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned āforever chemicalā have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/14/race-to-find-source-of-carcinogenic-chemical-pfos-polluting-cumbria-and-lancashire-waters
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Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
about 2 months ago
#OnThisDay
in 1932, Stuart Hall was born. A founding figure of cultural studies, he championed a Marxism āwithout guaranteesā and was among the first to critically examine the links between neoliberal capitalism and racism. His work remains essential today.
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How Qigong Can Calm Your Mind and Body
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How Qigong Can Calm Your Mind and Body
Studies show qigong can strengthen your body and mind, and reduce cortisol levels. We explore this Chinese meditative movement practice that dates back over 4,000 years.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/how_qigong_can_calm_your_mind_and_body
2 months ago
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Juan Cole
2 months ago
Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanonās Orchards, Wildlife Habitat
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Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanonās Orchards, Wildlife Habitat
the massive ecological destruction brought to Lebanon as a result of the 2024 war between Hezbollah and Israel
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Joseph Cox
2 months ago
Here are parts of the transcript showing Mobile Fortify returned two different names for the woman being detained. Her lawyer told me both names were wrong
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
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Joseph Cox
2 months ago
New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice. ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
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ICEās Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/
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Lora Kolodny
2 months ago
The EPA closed a loophole that xAI had exploited to rapidly stand up its data center in Memphis. The updated rule means companies need to get air pollution permits before installing & using methane-burning turbines for off grid power at their facilities...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/m...
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Elon Musk's xAI faces tougher road building out data centers after EPA rule update
An updated rule from the EPA closed a loophole that allowed xAI to build its Memphis data center quickly using air-polluting turbines as a power source.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/musks-xai-faces-tougher-road-expanding-memphis-area-after-epa-update.html
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Forbes
2 months ago
The AI Data Center Gold Rush Is Leaving The Landlords Behind
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Public Data Center Builders Have Struggled In The AI Boom. But Donāt Count Them Out Yet
The mainstreaming of AI is turning into a trillion dollar business, yet the two biggest data center real estate firms have lagged in public markets. Hereās whyāand how they could catch up.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2026/01/15/the-ai-data-center-equinix-digital-realty-gold-rush-leaving-landlords-behind/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes
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More Perfect Union
2 months ago
20 data center projects, with an estimated $98 billion collective price tag, were blocked or delayed in just one three month period last year.
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The Cult of Data Centers
Big Tech sways too many economic development officials, and local residents are fed up.
https://boondoggle.substack.com/p/the-cult-of-data-centers
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Ana Marie Cox
2 months ago
"A Minneapolis couple said that ICE agents deployed tear gas... around them and their six children ā the youngest only 6 months old ā as they tried to maneuver their car out of a tense protest on Wednesday night." They were driving home from a sonās basketball game.
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Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Two anti-ICE protesters in Santa Ana say they have suffered severe eye injuries and permanent vision damage after Homeland Security officers shot them in the face with less-lethal rounds.
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Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
A second man says he was blinded by ICE agents shooting a projectile at a protest in Santa Ana. Britain Rodriguez, 31, a resident of Orange County, said he was standing at the bottom of some steps whe...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-16/second-man-says-homeland-security-blinded-him-at-anti-ice-rally
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James Queally
2 months ago
A court filing made public this week allegedly identifies the ICE agent who killed Keith Porter Jr. in L.A., and raises claims that the officer previously abused his children and made racist remarks. My latest w/
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ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings
A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-16/ice-agent-los-angeles-shooting-court-records
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LA Public Press
3 months ago
A data center boom is coming to the San Gabriel Valley. Residents had no idea LA County residents are being blindsided by proposals that may drain massive amounts of electricity and water. In Monterey Park, a single facility would use more power than the entire city.
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A data center boom is coming to the San Gabriel Valley. Residents had no idea
LA County residents are being blindsided by proposals that may drain massive amounts of electricity and water. In Monterey Park, a single facility would use more power than the entire city.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/
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States Newsroom
3 months ago
Many localities have touted the economic benefits of investing in data centers. However, data center workers and local residents are pushing back against these projects. Don't miss our recent episode of Stories From The States, which explores this issue.
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/stru...
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The struggle inside and outside of data centers | News From The States
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/struggle-inside-and-outside-data-centers
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Bloomberg News
3 months ago
New York plans to require data center operators to shoulder more of the cost of powering their energy-hungry facilities, aiming to prevent surging electricity demand from pushing up household utility bills.
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New York Tells Data Centers They Must Pay More for Power
New York plans to require data center operators to shoulder more of the cost of powering their energy-hungry facilities, aiming to prevent surging electricity demand from pushing up household utility bills.
https://bloom.bg/3Yzktj3
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Capital B
3 months ago
A proposed data center complex in Colleton County would be one of the largest in the South.
https://capitalbnews.org/data-center-south-carolina-black-community/
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After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are āoverwhelminglyā non-white.
https://capitalbnews.org/data-center-south-carolina-black-community/
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Alex Hanna
3 months ago
In the most desolate, American techno-fascist story one can imagine: ICE descends on a data center construction site in Louisiana to abduct workers.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Immigration Officers Descend on Meta Data Center, Arrest Drivers
Federal immigration officers targeted a construction site in rural Louisiana where Meta Platforms Inc. is building its largest data center, leading to the arrest of two individuals, according to local...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/immigration-officers-descend-on-meta-data-center-arrest-drivers
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Brett
3 months ago
Gathered here with fellow citizens to rebuke this data center nonsense. These things are not inevitable!
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PatriotTakes šŗšø
3 months ago
Trump Admits His Data Center Push Makes Energy Unaffordable Trump: Americans are āpaying higher utility bills" due to AI power consumption
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Trump Admits His Data Center Push Makes Energy Unaffordable
Trump: Americans are āpaying higher utility bills" due to AI power consumption
https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-admits-his-data-center-push-makes-energy-unaffordable
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Chaucer Doth Tweet
3 months ago
"They found that hyperscale data center developers often choose to build in rural communities rather than urban locations, not to create jobs and increase a community's economy, but because of low costs and abundant land."
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Data centers target rural communities for lower costs, not to create high-quality jobs, study finds
Local governments often tell residents that the power-hungry developments will bring numerous tech jobs to their communities. A new study contradicted that.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/data-centers-target-rural-communities-for-lower-costs-study-finds/507-6b98eb97-bd8c-4764-a915-872c8ac7ffee
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WIRED
3 months ago
The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there arenāt enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.
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The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there arenāt enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-there-arent-enough-electricians-and-plumbers-to-build-ai-data-centers/
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jae holzman
3 months ago
i love how many anti-ai data center memes are very obviously made by ai
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Reuters
3 months ago
Environmental law group seeks probe of Meta's $27 billion Louisiana data center financing
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Environmental law group seeks probe of Meta's $27 billion Louisiana data center financing
U.S. environmental law group Earthjustice asked utility regulators in Louisiana on Wednesday to investigate the financing of a $27 billion Meta data center project, which Earthjustice says threatens to leave everyday homes and businesses on the hook for build-out costs.
https://reut.rs/3LNtRN5
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Politico
3 months ago
Arizona governor reverses support for data center tax breaks
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Arizona governor reverses support for data center tax breaks
Democrat Katie Hobbs had previously backed the incentives as a lawmaker, but on Monday said the industry needs to do more to support the state.
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Jennifer Ouellette
3 months ago
Data Center Project Cancellations Quadrupled in 2025 as Locals Fight Back
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Data Center Project Cancellations Quadrupled in 2025 as Locals Fight Back
A win for advocacy!
https://gizmodo.com/data-center-project-cancellations-quadrupled-in-2025-as-locals-fight-back-2000709669
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Robinson Meyer
3 months ago
NEW: I have exclusive new data on whether local resistance is slowing down the data center buildout. Heatmapās comprehensive review finds that 25 data centers were cancelled last year after sustained local opposition. Thatās quadruple the number from a year prior.
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GingerSpiceš
3 months ago
Do you recognize this beautiful view? Have you been here? It's Horseshoe Bend in Page, AZ near Lake Powell The city council and the mayor have made secret plans to sell 500 acres only 1 mile from here for a data center A FUCKING DATA CENTER A noisy, energy sucking, water wasting data center
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PatriotTakes šŗšø
3 months ago
Trump admits Americans are picking up the tab right now for data center power consumption
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While one part is militarizing with ICE - another part is militarizing with data centers in various communities? Where environmental justice and abolition intersect? Petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
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3 months ago
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tru
3 months ago
Very good video; she discusses Remmickās entrance + Choctaw scene too; chefās kiss. What I love most about this is Autumn is allowed to discuss her actual craft and not solely respond to questions about diversity. Reminds me of something Ava DuVernay said onceā¦
www.theroot.com/academy-dial...
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Joe Adalian
3 months ago
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didnāt air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTubeāand it has nearly 800k views already
youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
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Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
https://youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?si=10CWdzG6zURYUwg1
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Pacific Antifascist Research Collective
3 months ago
A thread of ICE and CBP sex offenders and credibly accused sex pasts. Content-warning descriptions of abuse Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
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Pacific Antifascist Research Collective
3 months ago
Renee Good, who was murdered in cold blood today by ICE, was a queer woman. June "T-Rex" Knightly, who was murdered in Portland, was a queer woman. The ICE detainees who were sexually assaulted in Louisiana are queer women and trans men.
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Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: āI was treated worse than an animalā
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor ā and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/ice-immigration-queer-trans-louisiana
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Lawfare
3 months ago
TOMORROW: On Jan. 4 at 3pm ET, Lawfare's
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
will sit down with
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@atabatabai.bsky.social
to discuss the what we knowāand don'tāabout the US strike on Venezuela, NicolĆ”s Maduro's capture, and the legal issues raised by the operation
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MPR News
5 months ago
Two groups are suing the City of Hermantown, saying it didnāt fully disclose details of a proposed data center project known as āProject Loon.ā
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Lawsuit alleges Hermantown kept public in dark over data center proposal
The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and a grassroots group called "Stop the Hermantown Data Center" filed the lawsuit. It alleges the city's review didn't describe the proposal as a data c...
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/05/lawsuit-says-hermantown-kept-public-in-dark-on-data-center-plan
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The Charlotte Observer
8 months ago
Teresa Earnhardt data center will harm their rural community with noise and light pollution, residents tell Mooresville commissioners.
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Neighbors protest plans by Dale Earnhardtās widow for $30 billion NC data center
Teresa Earnhardt data center will harm their rural community with noise and light pollution, residents tell Mooresville commissioners.
https://bit.ly/45jQ4Ij
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MediaJustice
7 months ago
#BigTech's
latest scheme expands data centers at all costs, even as it actively hurts Black, brown, and working class communities. Join us next WEDS, 9/17 at 6PM ET | 3PM PT as we break down the first-ever comprehensive regional report of data centers in the South:
bit.ly/DataCentersSouth
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
12 months ago
The West Virginia Legislature is pushing HB 2014, a bill that would strip away local control, making it easy for data centers to be built anywhere without community input. Speak up now to stop HB 2014 and protect Tucker Countyāand every small community in West Virginia:
bit.ly/3FNzI1u
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