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AI Regulation Interventions designed to regulate AI, ensuring that if data centers are built they cannot do so in service of technology that harms the public. Air Pollution Measures to protect community members from the harmful and irreversible effects of data centers on air quality and community health. Bans and Moratoriums Interventions to target data center development at the approval stage, providing critical pathways to stop or delay construction before it can begin. Corporate Power Recommendations curbing the corporate influence on key institutions and processes governing data center development. Economic Development Interventions targeting the economic development terms between governments and data center developers. Energy Energy regulations designed to stabilize our energy grid and limit the harmful effects of a rapid energy rollout. Noise Measures to protect the public from the noise emitted from data centers. Ratepayer Protections Regulations designed to protect everyday ratepayers from carrying the costs of rapid data center infrastructure buildout Transparency Oversight and transparency mechanisms to ensure data center developers cannot hide critical information from the public. Water Interventions that limit the impacts of data centers on our public water resources and infrastructure. Zoning & Land Use Zoning and land use mechanisms that enable governments to dictate where and how data centers can be built.

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State & Regional
Federal
Guides
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AI Regulation Interventions designed to regulate AI, ensuring that if data centers are built they cannot do so in service of technology that harms the public. Prohibitions, Conditions, Regulation

Air Pollution Measures to protect community members from the harmful and irreversible effects of data centers on air quality and community health.

Bans and Moratoriums Interventions to target data center development at the approval stage, providing critical pathways to stop or delay construction before it can begin. Bans, Moratoriums

Corporate Power Recommendations curbing the corporate influence on key institutions and processes governing data center development. Elections, Energy

Economic Development Interventions targeting the economic development terms between governments and data center developers. CBAs, Conditions, Labor, State Economic Zones, Tax, Subsidies, and Incentives

Energy Energy regulations designed to stabilize our energy grid and limit the harmful effects of a rapid energy rollout. Fossil Fuels, Stability, Oversight, Nuclear, Renewables

Noise Measures to protect the public from the noise emitted from data centers.

Ratepayer Protections Regulations designed to protect everyday ratepayers from carrying the costs of rapid data center infrastructure buildout Cost-Causation, Infrastructure Risk

Transparency Oversight and transparency mechanisms to ensure data center developers cannot hide critical information from the public. NDAs, Approval, Clearinghouse, Review

Water Interventions that limit the impacts of data centers on our public water resources and infrastructure.

Zoning & Land Use Zoning and land use mechanisms that enable governments to dictate where and how data centers can be built. Agricultural Preservation, Design, Historic Preservation, Setbacks, Siting

Require Water-Quality Testing and Reporting

Require that data centers test and publicly report water quality to ensure it remains safe, with a binding commitment to cleaning it up if it is not.

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North Star Data Center Policy Interventions to Stop Rampant AI Data Center Expansion

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