the Brockovich Data Center

Erin Brockovich: Environmentalist against the data center boom

Erin Brockovich: Environmentalist v. the data center boom June 4, 2026A prominent American activist has joined the global resistance to the huge proliferation of data centers – Erin Brockovich. The 65-year-old environmentalist was made famous by the Hollywood film that bears her name, in which she was played by Julia Roberts. Now she has set up an online platform: the Brockovich Data Center, which collects information on the planning and construction of new data centers in the United States...

Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country

Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030

Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030 The company has expanded its water stewardship projects. Google is expanding its water stewardship commitments, including investments in replenishment projects, to provide more water than it consumes at its data centers by 2030.