Washington, March 6 -- Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following press release:
Today, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Data Center Community Impact Act, legislation that would authorize a federal study on the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of data centers, with a focus on communities of color and low-income communities.
Due to the ongoing AI boom, we will continue to see more data centers pop up across the country. With this development, we need to protect and safeguard our communities from negative repercussions. The impact of large data centers on surrounding communities is not well understood. The Data Center Community Impact Act would authorize a federal study that would p...