Some of us will notice increased data centers in the form of worsening asthma symptoms.
Naomi Oreskes@naomioreskes.bsky.social · 14h agoAnother end run around democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Food & Water Watch
@foodandwater.bsky.social
Food & Water Watch fights for the safe food, clean water, and livable climate we all deserve.
Naomi Oreskes@naomioreskes.bsky.social · 14h agoAnother win for the movement against Big Tech's exploitation! Congrats to the people of Augusta Township for rejecting this data center proposal.
Voters in Augusta Township reject rezoning farmland eyed by data center project
Nearly 90% of voters rejected the rezoning, overturning the township board's unanimous vote in favor of rezoning the land.
mlive.com
One of our staffers went straight to the source to learn about Big Tech's plans at the Agentic AI Summit at UC Berkeley. It's clearer than ever that, for the sake of our communities, jobs and climate, we must pass a moratorium on AI data centers!
Bad news for pipeline corporations is good news for the rest of us!
A controversial plan to update Line 5 just suffered a major loss at the Michigan Supreme Court
Opponents are hopeful that a recent ruling by the court to vacate a key permit could eventually shut down the pipeline a
grist.org
In Pennsylvania's beautiful Pocono Mountains and everywhere, data centers threaten communities at every level. Those communities are fighting back, and we're proud to be on their side!
Coming to Some of Pennsylvania’s Most Picturesque Places: Data Centers - Inside Climate News
In the Pocono Mountains, residents fear planned data centers could ruin beloved landscapes and pristine waterways.
insideclimatenews.org
The climate crisis threatens our food supply.
Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈@ssteingraber1.bsky.social · yesterdayNot sure why this isn’t the dominant topic of national conversation rn: “Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NEW ANALYSIS: Besides the fact that swimming in 💩 is just gross, it’s also a public health crisis that’s especially dangerous in states like Iowa – which is already facing worsening water quality and cancer rates from industrial agriculture pollution.
We're deeply disturbed that the EPA is choosing not to re-assess nitrates, despite growing research pointing to the risks from contamination. Our legal team is suing the EPA for their failure to release records about the assessment, because people have the right to accurate information!
EPA stalls long-planned nitrate cancer review as pollution crisis grows
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has backed off its re-assessment of cancer-causing nitrates despite decades
thenewlede.org
One of the many reasons we are pushing for a moratorium on AI data centers is that the industry worsens other aspects of toxic chemical pollution, such as PFAS contamination.
More Data Centers = More Toxic PFAS
Just as outcry against PFAS is starting to push policy, the data center boom is creating new demand for these toxic chem
foodandwaterwatch.org
Always listen to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: The increasing brutality of summer weather is "a reminder that what we’re losing is not only the terms of our survival and our safety, but our freedom and pleasure."
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
theguardian.com
Ventura County! Will we see you this weekend?
Ventura County Citizens’ Climate Lobby@vcccl.bsky.social · 2d agoThis Saturday, August 8th at 9am: Tomás Rebecchi, Central Coast Organizing Manager of @foodandwater.bsky.social is joining us to speak about a very timely topic: Data Centers! Our meeting will be in person and on Zoom. More information below.
Which parasite is going to be his secret ingredient?
Truthout@truthout.org · 2d agoKennedy’s focus on a reality TV show comes as the U.S. is dealing with a nationwide cyclospora outbreak, which the CDC stopped monitoring last year under his watch. It also comes as Kennedy has failed to address the rapid increase in measles cases over the past two years.
This sci-fi-horror-come-to-life is just one example of the real risks of AI. We need much tougher regulation of this industry, and we need it now.
How OpenAI Lost Control of an AI Model—and What Needs to Change
TIME spoke with experts and insiders about what must change to prevent the next AI escape.
time.com
Did you know that in the second quarter of 2026, ExxonMobil and Chevron raked in a combined $26.6B in post-tax income, while people struggled to afford basics like food and utilities? That's why we're calling for a ban on fossil fuel exports and a windfall profits tax on industry majors.
Following Record Fossil Fuel Industry Profits, Groups Call for Oil and Gas Export Ban, Windfall Profit Tax on Majors
"Congress has an opportunity to step up and advance real solutions that would help families and small businesses."
foodandwaterwatch.org
Pardon us for not believing the claims that this corporate entity is "carefully considering" the concerns of community members who don't want data center infrastructure on their farmland.
24,000-strong farmers' group seeks data center moratorium amid eminent domain worries
(The Center Square) - By the time Andy Bater held up a big map of the Gregg Township region during testimony to a state
thecentersquare.com
ICYMI: If data centers in Virginia’s Data Center Alley are already causing lights to flicker across half of the country, imagine what will happen if even more are built. We need a nationwide moratorium on new data centers NOW: https://fwwat.ch/3L0SMMO
How Loudoun County data centers are linked to power flickering across half the U.S.
“This is what experts are worried about, right? The data centers are such a big load on the grid that they can have detr
nbcwashington.com
Tampa Electric Co. has increased utility bills to absurdly high levels as they continue to invest in fossil fuels. Our team joined with the Hillsborough Affordable Energy Coalition to make our voices heard!
The details just keep getting worse: "Though the institution of slavery may have been formally abolished, its legacy lives on — fully embraced by the for-profit companies pumping our food supply full of parasites."
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 4d agoThe diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
As if we didn’t need another reason to pump the brakes on Big Tech’s data center fever dreams… Our research team just took a deep dive into how data centers are turning to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” for liquid cooling. Read more here: https://fwwat.ch/4xfE0UV
Enough is enough. We need Congress to rein in Big Oil’s reckless profiteering and skyrocketing gas prices! Take action if you agree: https://fwwat.ch/4wBOLS5
Exxon, Chevron Post $26.5 Billion in Combined Profits as High Gas Prices Pummel Americans | Common Dreams
"While Americans suffer from high prices and the Iran war imposes tens of billions of dollars of new costs on the Americ
commondreams.org
The movement to stop AI data centers is getting stronger – and our collective voices are only getting louder ✊ Will you join us? https://fwwat.ch/3L0SMMO
Exclusive: Over 530 Local Laws Now Seek to Ban or Restrict Data Centers in U.S.
The overwhelming majority of the ordinances were enacted this year, a Heatmap Pro review shows. They’re helping to drive
heatmap.news
Like so many other extractive industries, AI data centers intensify racism and other forms of oppression.
More Than Half of Washington State’s Data Centers Are Located in Environmental Justice Areas - Inside Climate News
Washington is home to dozens of data centers, and more are on the way. But the impacts are not shared equally, a new report finds.
insideclimatenews.org
Misleading narratives about fracked gas are a decades-old project from the fossil fuel industry, similar to tactics used by the tobacco lobby.
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launc
desmog.com
This is another grotesque example of how Big Oil and Gas profit off of everyone else's suffering.
Antonia Juhasz@antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 6d agoClimate activists accuse the fossil fuel industry of profiting from war while Europe is burning on the back of its business. Shell faces backlash as profits soar 70% on back of Trump's Iran war. news.sky.com/story/shell-...
Big Tech can advertise as much as they want, but as long as data centers continue to spike people's utility bills and exploit our natural resources, people will continue to oppose this extractive industry.
Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaign in Oregon, six other states • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Connects is one of several new nonprofits registered by the Data Center Coalition, an industry group backed by ma
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Friends in Ventura County - will we see you on August 8th?
Ventura County Citizens’ Climate Lobby@vcccl.bsky.social · 5d agoJoin us on August 8th at 9am for an exciting addition to our speaker series -- Tomás Rebecchi, Central Coast Organizing Manager of @foodandwater.bsky.social. He's joining us to speak about a very timely topic: Data Centers. Our meeting will be in person and on Zoom. More information below!
It's disgusting but true: deregulation of food safety puts our GI systems at risk.
DOGE May Have Given You Diarrhea
The US is currently experiencing its largest ever recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis. The Trump administration’s attack
jacobin.com
Introducing Tomás Rebecchi, our Central Coast Organizing Manager. For Tomás, activism for environmental justice is a family affair. Stay tuned for more spotlights on our wonderful Food & Water Watch staff!
