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Central Ohio is experiencing unprecedented growth—but at what cost to our environment? As large-scale development accelerates, the region faces rising challenges, including the loss of green space, increased pollution, and threats to water quality. One of the Ohio Environmental Council’s latest reports, Large-Scale Development Trends in Central Ohio and Their Environmental Implications examines how unchecked […]

The University of Michigan Center for EmPowering Communities designed this guide, with input from a variety of experts, to provide Michigan local government officials and planners, particularly those with zoning authority, with the information they need to effectively participate in data center siting conversations. Focused on local-level considerations, the guide aims to inform on both […]

The report warns that unchecked climate change will bring severe heat, higher energy costs, reduced labor productivity, crop losses, and more heat-related deaths across the Midwest’s economy unless aggressive mitigation and adaptation occur.

A blog with a growing set of resources to start a broader conversation around responsible data center development across diverse stakeholder groups, we’re going to summarize some of the conversations we’re hearing from across our coalition – and some of the resources our partners are making to enable communities to have a seat at the […]

The Sierra Club, along with our partners at Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Midwest Environmental Advocates, and Wisconsin Green Fire, created this toolkit to help Wisconsinites understand what hyperscale data centers are, what impacts they have, and what local communities and concerned citizens can do to mitigate the worst impacts.

The world’s largest biomedical library. Founded in 1836, it serves as a premier research center for computational health, data science, and informatics.

The Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub (MBDH) is a network of people from academia, industry, government, and nonprofits who are passionate about using data-driven approaches to address grand challenges facing science and society. Anyone is welcome to join these efforts.

Federal research laboratory developing renewable energy technologies and infrastructure analysis tools.

Community-led initiative implementing geothermal systems and sustainability projects.

Clean Air Task Force is an international nonprofit organization working to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies and science-based climate policy. The organization focuses heavily on carbon capture, methane reduction, clean fuels, and decarbonizing heavy industry.