Questions, Constitutional Rights, and Ordinances – a Three-Topic Webinar for Taking On Pennsylvania Data Centers

This webinar will be 1.5 hours covering 3 different topics covered by speakers from Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Green Amendments For The Generations, and Food & Water Watch. The topics for this webinar include:

• What Questions Should You Ask – Data Center applications are constantly lacking important details about the project, details key to communities and officials making informed decisions. Anneke van Rossum, Advocacy and Policy Coordinator at Delaware Riverkeeper Network will lead this portion going over the types of questions you should be asking
• Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Right – In PA, you have a constitutional right to clean air, pure water, a healthy environment, and the preservation of our natural resources for current and future generations, the Green Amendment. Maya K. van Rossum, Founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, will take you through what the Green Amendment is and how you can use it in your data center advocacy.
• Ordinances – More and more we are hearing proposals for ordinances to be adopted by townships to handle the onslaught of data center proposals. Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Senior Organizer at Food & Water Watch, will lead you through their model ordinance and talk about why they can be important in protecting against harmful data center proposals.

Each topic will be discussed for approximately 20 minutes, with time for Q&A at the end.