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In Atlanta, AI Surveillance Expands as Cop City Reshapes Black Communities
Atlanta built Cop City on forest land and is linked to more than 60,000 surveillance cameras.
Indigenous Leaders Warn AI Boom Repeats Patterns of Extraction
Land defenders use AI tools as data centers drive environmental threats to Indigenous territories.
Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It.
Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities.
The GOP Just Passed a Resolution to Open Minnesota Wilderness Up for Mining
The Forest Service has warned that mines like the one under consideration could cause “serious and irreplaceable harm.”
Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War After Trump Attacks Him in Social Media Rant
In a Truth Social screed, Trump accused the Pope of being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”
In Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost
The people most enthusiastic about the construction of AI data centers are often the least likely to live next to them.
Some States Are Targeting a Tactic Corporations Use to Raise Your Grocery Prices
Companies are using personal data to set individualized prices for customers, a ploy known as surveillance pricing.
Sanders and AOC Introduce Bill to Pause New AI Data Centers Nationwide
This comes as Trump doubles down on speeding up federal permitting for AI infrastructure construction and operation.
Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Are Creating a Water Crisis in the Southwest
Scientists are linking deadly heat waves, like the record-breaking heat dome, to pollution from fossil fuel companies.
Deepfakes and AI Misinformation Reshape How War Is Seen Online
Viral synthetic videos of the war on Iran highlight urgent need for AI literacy.