Erin Brockovich launches website mapping AI data centre growth and collecting resident concerns

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7d ago· 4 min readenNews

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Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, famous for her environmental activism against Pacific Gas and Electric Company, has launched a new website that maps the growth of AI data centres across the United States. The platform tracks where data centres are being built and invites residents to report their concerns about these facilities, which are known for high energy and water consumption, noise pollution, and potential environmental impacts.

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Erin Brockovich, the renowned consumer advocate and environmental activist who inspired an Oscar-winning movie staring Julia Roberts, is now setting her sights on AI data centres with a new website that maps their growth across the U.S. and asks residents to report their concerns.

Website tracks where data centres are being built, asks residents to report concerns

Consumer and environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, seen here in February 2023, has launched a new website tracking AI data centres in the U.S. and the growing concerns surrounding them.

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Erin Brockovich, the renowned consumer advocate and environmental activist who inspired an Oscar-winning movie staring Julia Roberts, is now setting her sights on AI data centres with a new website that maps their growth across the U.S. and asks residents

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