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Local commissions across America are approving massive data centers — facilities that drain millions of gallons of water daily, pollute your air, and strain your community's infrastructure. You have the right to say no.

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399B Gallons / Year Projected Texas data center water use by 2030
5M Gallons / Day A single large data center — equal to 50,000 people's daily use
10,800+ Data Centers Operating in the US — and growing rapidly with AI
80% Evaporated Of all water drawn is lost — never returned to your watershed
<150 Local Jobs Per facility — vs. thousands promised to communities
Tucson, AZ rejected Amazon Project Blue — citing water scarcity Oregon: 30+ data centers in a town of 4,000 people — wells contaminated Memphis, TN: xAI turbines ran without permits in a Black community Michigan: 200 residents stormed township meetings to delay Stargate Phase II Georgia: Meta data center spiked neighborhood water use by 200 million gallons/year Virginia: 27 million sq ft of data centers — nearly maxing out the power grid Arizona: 1 in 5 data centers sits in a water-stressed region YOU have the right to speak at your commission meeting Tucson, AZ rejected Amazon Project Blue — citing water scarcity Oregon: 30+ data centers in a town of 4,000 people — wells contaminated Memphis, TN: xAI turbines ran without permits in a Black community Michigan: 200 residents stormed township meetings to delay Stargate Phase II Georgia: Meta data center spiked neighborhood water use by 200 million gallons/year Virginia: 27 million sq ft of data centers — nearly maxing out the power grid Arizona: 1 in 5 data centers sits in a water-stressed region YOU have the right to speak at your commission meeting

Communities Fighting Back

Real battles happening right now. Vote to show your support — or opposition. Every vote sends a signal to local commissions.

🔴 Urgent 📍 Maricopa County, AZ

Block the 800-Acre AI Megacenter — Phoenix Metro

A proposed hyperscale AI facility would consume 2.1 million gallons of water daily from an already critically stressed Colorado River watershed. The Phoenix metro area is already under Level 2 drought conditions.

💧 2.1M gal/day ⚡ 1.8 GW power demand 🌡️ Drought Zone
Say No: 2,847 Say Yes to Center: 341
🟢 Voting Open 📍 Loudoun County, VA

Halt Hyperscale Data Center Alley Expansion — Phase 7

Northern Virginia already hosts 27 million sq ft of data centers. Phase 7 expansion plans add 4 more facilities with diesel generators running 50-hour "demand response" sessions — pumping NOx and particulate matter into neighborhoods.

🏭 4 new facilities 💨 NOx emissions 👶 Child asthma risk
Say No: 1,934 Say Yes to Center: 712
🔴 Urgent 📍 Boardman, OR

Demand Immediate Groundwater Audit — 30+ Centers in 4,000-Person Town

Boardman residents have discovered nitrate levels exceeding 5× the legal limit in their wells. Cooling wastewater dumped on surrounding farmland has contaminated the water table. Three years of unknowing consumption of toxic water.

☠️ 5× legal nitrates 🏘️ 4,000 residents 🌾 Farmland runoff
Say No: 4,201 Say Yes to Center: 188
🟡 Commission Vote Pending 📍 Bessemer, AL

Reject Hyperscale Center Requiring 1/3 of City Water Supply

Residents were blindsided to learn that an approved data center would require a 10% statewide electricity increase from Alabama Power and consume 2 million gallons per day — one-third of the local utility's total water supply.

⚡ +10% statewide power 💧 ⅓ city water supply 📈 Rate hike incoming
Say No: 3,107 Say Yes to Center: 521
🟢 Voting Open 📍 Huron River Basin, MI

Stop Phase II — Stargate / OpenAI Huron River Water Diversion

1.8 billion gallons of annual water withdrawal from the Huron River is threatening wetlands and riparian ecosystems. The facility exploited a regulatory loophole for unchecked natural gas turbine emissions, potentially adding 1.5 million tons of CO₂ per year.

🏞️ Wetlands at risk ☁️ 1.5M tons CO₂/yr ⚖️ Loophole exploit
Say No: 5,873 Say Yes to Center: 904
🟡 Petition Drive 📍 Canton, MS

Demand Air Quality Monitoring Around Amazon $10B AI Center

Residents of this majority-Black town were promised 1,000 jobs. They got construction dust settling over homes and playgrounds, lung irritation reports, and weekly diesel generator tests spiking NOx levels. The Big Black River is now under pressure from cooling demands.

😷 Lung irritation reports ⚠️ Asthma spike 🏛️ Environmental justice
Say No: 6,440 Say Yes to Center: 280

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Submit a data center proposal threatening your community. Include location, water impact, and what your commission is being asked to approve.

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