Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map

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May 27, 2026, 11:28 AM

• •Website receives over 2,700 reports.
• •Concerns include water and electricity usage, and health impacts.
• •MSB Global faces community pushback and lawsuits in Sulfur Springs, Texas.
• •Brockovich's past work focused on water contamination.

Erin Brockovich has launched a website for people to report concerns about AI data centers, with Texas residents submitting the most reports so far. The website highlights operational and planned data centers, with many reports focusing on worries about water usage, electricity demands, and potential health impacts. The community pushback includes lawsuits, especially around large-scale projects like MSB Global's in Sulfur Springs. Brockovich's new project echoes her past work, aiming to protect communities from environmental hazards associated with data centers.

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