Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission.
Erin Brockovich has launched a public map of U.S. data centers after receiving nearly 4,000 community submissions in one month, with transparency — not noise or water usage — cited as the top concern. For tech leaders, this signals growing civil and regulatory pressure on data center siting practices, with NDAs and post-permit announcements increasingly becoming reputational and compliance risks.
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2:05 PM PDT · May 31, 2026
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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities.
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Erin Brockovich, the activist who defeated a utility giant and inspired a Julia Roberts film, is pushing data centers to be more transparent | Fortune
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Activist Erin Brockovich takes on US Big Tech’s data centre boom
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Three AI Data Center Concerns With Erin Brockovich Leading The Charge
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Erin Brockovich has since built a career taking on corporations over pollution concerns
Brockovich's new data center tracking project has collected nearly 4,000 complaints nationwide.
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