Meanwhile, a Good Jobs First study released in April found that at least 10 states had lost more than $100 million annually in tax revenues from data centers. Thomas urged a “transparent economic analysis” of the total cost of data centers.

Highlighting the health risks, Thomas pointed to a 2024 study from Caltech and UC Riverside that found air pollution from AI data centers could cause up to 1,300 premature deaths annually by 2030.

“Absent new provisions around renewable energy requirements, demand response, environmental assessments and reporting, water use, air pollution and more, our economic strategies will directly contradict our climate goals and harm public health,” Thomas said.

"Tristan Thomas, director of policy for the nonprofit Alternatives for Community and Environment, said the proposed regulations should be rejected since they “lack basic safeguards for our environment, public health and our economy.”.

Climate Justice Alliance member group Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) is part of this fight and received some media coverage after they participated in a hearing last week:

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Climate Justice Alliance member group Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) is part of this fight and received some media coverage after they participated in a hearing last week:

Data centers currently only make up 4% of US electricity demand, but that’s forecasted to triple by 2028. Frontline communities are pushing back against data centers that threaten to harm already overburdened communities.

"Our communities are too often treated like sacrifice zones for industrial pollution. This existing crisis, alongside national trends of unchecked data center development and disregard for environmental laws, must be addressed.”.- Abre' Conner, NAACP.

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