Erin Brockovich Fights for Data Center Transparency: 5 Things to Know
- Community advocate Erin Brockovich is now turning her attention to the secretive world of data centers, demanding full public disclosure of their energy use and environmental impact.
- Her main concern is the massive, unregulated water consumption required to cool these facilities, which she argues threatens local water supplies in drought-prone regions.
- Brockovich is pushing for legislation that would force tech giants like Google and Amazon to publish real-time data on their centers’ electricity usage and chemical runoff.
- Local residents have rallied behind her, citing unexplained health issues and rising utility bills near newly constructed data hubs in rural communities.
- A new “Data Center Right-to-Know” initiative, backed by Brockovich, is expected to be introduced in several state legislatures within the next 60 days.