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More than 2,700 reports from concerned residents have been submitted to the activist's website so far Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in ...

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched a crowdsourced map that tracks more than 4,000 major AI data centers across the United States. The Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting website aims ...

AI data centers consume water like small cities and electricity like industrial districts, yet most communities have no idea these resource-hungry facilities are being built in their backyards. Enter ...

Erin Brockovich, the American environmental activist portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film named after her, has launched a new project that aims to give people "a platform to speak up and voice ...

Erin Brockovich is taking on the AI industry with a new website that tracks AI data centers. Credit: Michael Swensen/Getty Images Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has set her sights on a new ...

Activist Erin Brockovich is setting her sights on the AI industry, launching a new crowdsourced map that collects community concerns about the major AI data centers popping up across the country. “The ...

Scientists have been sounding the alarm on just how bad AI and data centers are for the environment. And now, researchers have proof that data centers are also making nearby neighborhoods 4 degrees ...

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Knowledge is power, so here’s how to find power-gobbling data centers near you. Knowledge is power, so here’s how to find power-gobbling data centers near you. is a policy reporter at The Verge ...

Data centers are being built around the country at a rapid clip, and it’s hard for people to keep up. Out of a desire to help people be more informed, Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro built an ...