Activist Erin Brockovich takes on US Big Tech’s data centre boom
Erin Brockovich, renowned for her environmental activism, has launched a platform to track data center projects across the United States. The initiative aims to address concerns related to electricity prices, fossil fuel use, and water consumption associated with these facilities. Brockovich's platform encourages community involvement and aims to promote sustainable practices in the data center industry.
- ▪Erin Brockovich is a US environmental activist known for her work on pollution issues.
- ▪She has created a citizen platform to track data center projects across the country.
- ▪The platform features a real-time map of proposed and under-construction data centers, inviting public contributions.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 22 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 2 centre.
- ▪ Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country — Nieman Lab
- ▪ Erin Brockovich Targets AI Industry With New Data Center Map — Gizmodo
- ▪ Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting — Brockovich Data Center Reporting
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Activist Erin Brockovich takes on US Big Tech’s data centre boomSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxUS consumer advocate Erin Brockovich has since built a career taking on corporations over pollution concerns.PHOTO: AFPPublished May 27, 2026, 09:01 AMUpdated May 27, 2026, 09:01 AMNEW YORK - US environmental activist Erin Brockovich, made famous by the film bearing her name, has launched a citizen platform tracking data centre projects across the country.The self-taught legal assistant first made her name helping expose a water contamination scandal in Hinkley, California, in the early 1990s, when energy giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) was found to have poisoned the local water supply.The resulting class action lawsuit ended in a US$333 million (S$425.15…
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