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Who’s Behind the Avalanche of AI Data Center Moratoriums?

The Defender Episode 78: Who's Behind the Avalanche of AI Data Center Moratoriums?

Communities all over Wisconsin are passing moratoriums and ordinances aimed at stopping what a year ago seemed unstoppable: the unchecked flood of AI data centers into our state.

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It’s happening in every corner of Wisconsin—Cassville, Menomonie, Superior, Madison, La Crosse County, Dane County, Westport, Manitowoc County, Door County. Communities all over the state are passing moratoriums and ordinances aimed at stopping what a year ago seemed unstoppable: the unchecked flood of AI data centers into our state.

In this episode, who is pushing this avalanche of local action, and will it be enough to stem the environmental harms already unfolding because of AI data centers?

Host:

Amy Barrilleaux

Guest:

Blaine Halverson, Community Organizer, Great Lakes Neighbors United

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