DATA CENTER OPPOSITION · DONATION DIRECTORY
Want to help challenge data center development? Find groups organizing opposition, pressing for a pause, and taking community concerns to court.
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5 organizations in this starting directory
Nationwide
National moratoriumCalls for a national pause on new AI data centers until protections for people and the environment are in place.
Read their data center workGENERAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
Supports the organization’s food, water and climate advocacy, including data center work. This is not a fund for a specific town.
Delaware
Opposition & local safeguardsWorks with Delaware communities to oppose irresponsible data center development and seek stronger local protections. Supports regulation, rather than a ban on every data center.
Read their data center workDATA CENTER CAMPAIGN FIRST
This form prioritizes the chapter’s data center campaign. After those expenses are covered, remaining funds support its next most urgent Delaware campaign.
The chapter states that donations through this form are not tax deductible.
Fauquier County, Virginia
Local opposition & legal actionOpposes additional data center rezoning in Fauquier County and has challenged the approval of Amazon’s Warrenton data center in court.
Read their data center workGENERAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
Supports CFFC’s conservation and advocacy work. Its donation page does not designate a particular lawsuit.
Virginia, with a focus on the Piedmont
Statewide moratoriumCalls for Virginia to pause new data center grid connections and related infrastructure approvals while the state develops community and environmental protections.
Read their data center workGENERAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
Supports PEC’s broader conservation work. Contact PEC first if you want to direct a gift to a particular program.
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee & Virginia
Community legal advocacyBrings legal challenges with local partners over data center decisions and advocates for communities’ right to participate. Its work includes a challenge in Effingham County, Georgia.
Read their data center workGENERAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
Supports SELC’s environmental legal and policy work across the Southeast. A general gift does not reserve legal help for a specific town or case.
BEHIND THE LINKS
These groups take different positions: some seek a pause, some fight particular projects, and others advocate for stronger safeguards. Their own campaign pages are linked on every card.
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