Conservation Groups Launch Campaign Against Data Center Expansion

Environmental organizations including the Sierra Club and Wilderness Society are mobilizing against AI data center development, with a $250,000 ad campaign in Washington targeting fossil fuel-powered facilities and permitting reforms that w

First covered Oct 9, 2026 · 10:52 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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32d Heatmap News Why the Wilderness Society Backs a Data Center Moratorium — This week’s Q&A is with Dan Hartinger, senior policy director for The Wilderness Society, a prominent land conservation organization in D.C.

32d Heatmap News The Data Center Backlash Is Coming for Permitting Reform — The AI data center backlash is getting louder in D.C. ahead of the midterms – and it’s poised to collide head-on with the new permitting reform deal being…

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tlaib.house.gov Rep. Tlaib introduces a bill to ban AI data centers on federal lands

wyden.senate.gov Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

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houstonpublicmedia.org Gov. Abbott orders TCEQ to pause environmental permits for data centers until audit is complete

earthtimes.org Data Center Permits Draw EPA Rule Pushback - EarthTimes

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