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SUMMARY:Protecting Our Water\, Air Quality\, and Public Health from the Data Center Buildout
DESCRIPTION:Organized by AI Now Institute and the Data Center Working Group. \nThe hour long workshop will review the strongest possible local (and some state) policy interventions to  protect water\, air\, and public health from the data center buildout—and explore how to use these protections to stop or slow data center development. The session will include: \n\nA quick overview of data center impacts to water\, air\, and public health\nLocal (and state) policy options to protect water\, air quality\, noise\, and public health from data center expansion (from banning diesel generators to water ordinances)\, including creative ways to use water and air protections to stop data center buildout when explicit bans aren’t an option\nAn organizer and advocate panel with:\n\nAndrea Pierce\, Deputy Director of Programming\, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and Amber Fellows\, Ypsilanti City Council will talk through Ypsilanti’s recent win—a moratorium on water use for data centers—and how this fits into the community’s broader organizing.\nKeShaun Pearson\, Executive Director\, Memphis Community Against Pollution will share the impacts of Elon Musk’s xAI data center buildout on community\, air quality\, and public health in Boxtown—and how people are pushing back with organizing\, legal\, and policy strategies.\nAmy Adams\, Deputy Director\, Southeast Climate and Energy Network will dive deep into water regulations and share local and statewide strategies from North Carolina.\n\n\n\n  \nApril 22 – June 24\, 2026 | Wednesdays\, 10-11 am PT / 1-2 PM ET \nThis is an 8-part North Star Data Center Policy in Practice training series lays out affirmative\, enforceable policy pathways at the local\, state\, and federal levels to stop\, slow and restrict the rapid expansion of AI data centers across the US. \nCo-hosted with the Data Center Working Group\, each session dives deep into specific policy areas from the North Data Center Policy toolkit\, featuring expert-led analysis and real-world strategies from local and state organizers. The series will cover bans and moratoriums to zoning\, water\, energy\, transparency\, air quality\, and beyond. \nTraining Sessions \n\nMay 6 — Protecting Our Water Resources\, Air Quality\, and Public Health from the Data Center Buildout\n*May 21— Hyperscale Data Centers and CBAs: Myths\, Facts\, and What We Do About It\n\n*This session will be on Thursday 12-1 pm ET\n\n\nMay 27 — Energy x Data Centers: Why Ratepayer Protections Are Not Enough\nJune 3 — Repealing Tax Incentives\, Banning NDAs\, and Myth-busting Economy & Jobs Claims\nJune 10 — Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It\nJune 24 — The Intersections of Big Tech’s Nuclear Buildout and Data Center Expansion
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/protecting-our-water-air-quality-and-public-health-from-the-data-center-buildout/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Chemical Disclosure and FOIA Requests Q&A with env. attorney Dusty Horwitt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informal discussion and Q&A with environmental attorney Dusty Horwitt. Dusty will share examples from his work and share the types of support he offers leaders in Halt the Harm Network through the Services Lab. \n \nAbout Dusty Horwitt \nDusty Horwitt is the attorney whose transparency work helped pass Colorado’s landmark PFAS ban in oil and gas wells\, protected the Delaware River Basin from fracking\, and has consulted on transparency laws in 16 states. His FOIA research exposed the widespread use of ‘forever chemicals’ in fracking operations and forced industry disclosure across multiple states.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/chemical-disclosure-and-foia-requests-qa-with-env-attorney-dusty-horwitt/
CATEGORIES:Interviews
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SUMMARY:Monthly Networking Session
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Halt the Harm Network monthly networking session! This is your opportunity to connect with fellow members\, share what you’re working on\, and learn how to make the most of our community. \n\n\n\nNew to HHN? Join early for an overview of network resources\, how to engage\, and ways to collaborate with others. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nOpen Discussion: Learn from others’ experiences\, ask questions\, and explore potential partnerships or support opportunities. \n\n\n\nIntroductions & Networking: Meet other members of the Halt the Harm Network and share what projects\, initiatives\, or goals you’re pursuing this year. \n\n\n\nShare your announcements: Tell everyone about the project you’re working on to get feedback\, test ideas\, or to expand the reach of your work. \n\n\n\n⚠️ To Register\, make sure you’re logged into Halt the Harm Network. You can see all the meetups for approved members in the Meetups space.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/monthly-networking-session-2/2026-05-19/
CATEGORIES:Networking Session
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SUMMARY:Building a National Movement to Fight AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series
DESCRIPTION:The Data Center Working Group\, Kairos Fellowship\, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Each session covers key skills and techniques to help groups build winning coalitions\, strategies\, and campaigns. Sessions have a progressive structure with each workshop building upon the previous one\, as well as individual workshops can be taken as standalones. This series is part of the larger work of building a movement to advance an alternative vision of a society where our communities determine their own economies and futures. \nTuesday\, May 26: Session Two: Power Analysis & Strategy Development OVERVIEW. The fight against data centers can feel lopsided and discouraging. Learn how to map the power held by different groups and develop a strategy to wield our collective power and tip the balance back to our communities. \nTuesday\, June 2: Session Three: Building Towards Statewide Coalitions OVERVIEW. We need to build the power to win meaningful policy change at the local and state level. This session will be focused on how to develop larger coalitions that can be effective and can help you build enough power to win. \nTuesday\, June 9: Session Four: Leveraging Research to Follow the Money OVERVIEW. Gain tools to ask powerful research questions\, uncover connections and lobbying relationships\, and follow money trails that corporations hide to gain a strategic advantage over our communities. \nTuesday\, June 16: Session Five: Building Sustained Engagement\nOVERVIEW. The battle against new AI data centers is not an easy fight. This session will focus on how to build a plan that helps to sustain and grow community leadership in your campaign and positions your work for the long haul. \nhttps://go.wethefighters.org/DataCenterTraining \nImage: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/building-a-national-movement-to-fight-ai-data-centers-organizing-training-series-2/
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SUMMARY:Fly Away Home Festival: A Tribute to Hazel Dickens
DESCRIPTION:We are hosting our second annual music festival\, FLY AWAY HOME FEST in celebration of Hazel Dickens’s 101st birthday. This event is scheduled for Fri-\nSun May 29-31st\, at various locations in Mercer County. The main concert performances will occur all day Saturday the 30th at the Glenwood Park\nAmphitheater at 4435 New Hope Road\, Princeton\, West Virginia 24739. The full event schedule may be found at: flyawayhomefest.com/event-schedule \nHazel was an American bluegrass singer born in Montcalm\, West Virginia\, on June 1st\, 1925. We are celebrating our dear sister\, known for her high\, lonesome singing style\, and for giving voice to the struggles of women and working people through her provocative songwriting. She was posthumously inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017. We are hosting this performance just 15 minutes away from her hometown. \nWe also have the distinct privilege of having renowned bands from WV and KY such as The Local Honeys\, Dale Ann Bradley\, Olivia Ellen Lloyd\, and many others. We will also be joined by Arnold “Buddy” Dickens and Co\, Hazel’s nephew\, visiting from Maryland to share some stories of Hazel\, and perform some of her songs! We are thrilled to host this event and hope you will come out and support Hazel’s memory\, our coal miners\, and our strong mountain heritage! \nThis event is made possible by our fiscal sponsor\, the WV Music Hall of Fame\, and will feature a silent auction of coal-mining items\, music\, stories\, and towards the evening Saturday we will raffle off an engraved rifle with lyrics from Hazel’s song “They’ll Never Keep us Down.” There will be food trucks\, information booths\, and activities. Bring a blanket or lawn chair! \nOn behalf of all those among our loved ones\, friends\, and community members affected by this disease\, we hope you can join us!
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/fly-away-home-festival-a-tribute-to-hazel-dickens/
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