09/06/2026
REMEMBER ERIN BROCKOVICHโ๏ธ The real-life lawyer Julia Roberts brought to life in the 2000 movie? Sheโs back in a BIG wayโฆ
The environmental activist has been all over CNN talking about how Al data centers are being โshoved down peopleโs throats in secrecyโ and warning that the country is on a โvery slippery slopeโ by repeating past environmental mistakes.
โ She criticized tech companies for utilizing strict non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) at the proposal stage which forces backdoor deals, blocks community input, and leaves local leaders unable to inform residents.
โ She stated that in some cases, developers deliberately mislabel the projects as standard โwarehousesโ to avoid public scrutiny.
โ She warned that these massive tech clusters jeopardize vital public resources, explicitly stating that โour water, our electricity, our land, our food...and our healthโ are all on the table.
Large hubs can consume up to 5 MILLION GALLONS of water A DAY just to cool servers, causing nearby domestic wells to dry up and water pressure to drop. So sheโs doing something about itโฆ
To counter the lack of corporate transparency, Brockovich created a crowdsourced reporting database at:
www.brockovichdatacenter.com.
The platform hosts a national interactive map allowing citizens to self-report and track operational, under-construction, or proposed Al projects. Within weeks of its launch, she received more than 6,000 complaints spanning nearly every state, documenting a clear national pattern of communities feeling entirely silenced and ignored!