Second, in multiple instances where these facilities have been proposed (Project Delta in Stokes Co. for example), Indigenous rights advocates have highlighted the negative impacts including disturbances of Saura burial sites in that case. Given the latter's involvement opposing projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), the tentacle-like development of extension projects for that pipeline around the Triad, and ongoing efforts to apply Rights of Nature frameworks specifically to the Haw and Dan rivers (the latter of which in the crosshairs of Project Delta and is officially "Endangered," https://mostendangeredrivers.org/river/dan-river/), perhaps this would be a good area to explore further in future coverage. 7 Directions of Service would be an excellent source to explore this angle.
Awesome! I may have some public zoom trainings around climate visuals and solutions journalism soon and I will keep you posted. You can check out my latest project that I worked on for the last year here: https://www.selc.org/news/we-need-our-neighbors/ It's also on my substack as two posts. Please keep me posted on things!
Well written and informative. Having covered politics and government for small daily newspapers between 1971-1980 I think the outcry against these data centers will force the Republican majority in the NC General Assembly to be cautious in any legislation.
A really good interview, one that lays out in some detail what some of our options are for maximizing the benefit and minimizing the impact of data centers. Unfortunately, in between the maximized benefit and minimized impact, on the far end, and us here at the start, lies the Republican-controlled General Assembly. It seems very reluctant to do anything to benefit consumers who aren't high-income.
Grateful for this coverage and the depth of information here. A couple of relevant topics which are also worth developing further:
First, regarding onsite power generation capacities, I can't help but think about the folks in Southaven, MS and Memphis, TN in their struggle against xAI (TN: https://mlk50.com/2026/05/05/this-is-not-acceptable-memphis-activists-block-xai-operations-to-protest-pollution/ | MS: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/09/elon-musk-mississippi-southaven-lawsuit/). In that case, absent grid support, xAI has installed numerous (illegal) gas generators to power the facilities which is causing pollution and therefore increased health issues in marginalized communities.
Second, in multiple instances where these facilities have been proposed (Project Delta in Stokes Co. for example), Indigenous rights advocates have highlighted the negative impacts including disturbances of Saura burial sites in that case. Given the latter's involvement opposing projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), the tentacle-like development of extension projects for that pipeline around the Triad, and ongoing efforts to apply Rights of Nature frameworks specifically to the Haw and Dan rivers (the latter of which in the crosshairs of Project Delta and is officially "Endangered," https://mostendangeredrivers.org/river/dan-river/), perhaps this would be a good area to explore further in future coverage. 7 Directions of Service would be an excellent source to explore this angle.
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Thanks for the Substack love! I keep up with your work but let me know if you have anything coming up that we might want to include in a roundup.
Awesome! I may have some public zoom trainings around climate visuals and solutions journalism soon and I will keep you posted. You can check out my latest project that I worked on for the last year here: https://www.selc.org/news/we-need-our-neighbors/ It's also on my substack as two posts. Please keep me posted on things!
As usual, you're taking a subject that's hard to penetrate and making it quite understandable. SO appreciate your good work!
Well written and informative. Having covered politics and government for small daily newspapers between 1971-1980 I think the outcry against these data centers will force the Republican majority in the NC General Assembly to be cautious in any legislation.
Thanks for being such a regular reader, Mark. We're glad you found this interesting.
A really good interview, one that lays out in some detail what some of our options are for maximizing the benefit and minimizing the impact of data centers. Unfortunately, in between the maximized benefit and minimized impact, on the far end, and us here at the start, lies the Republican-controlled General Assembly. It seems very reluctant to do anything to benefit consumers who aren't high-income.
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