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	"author_name": "The Office of Senator Kristen Gonzalez",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/gonzalez-for-new-york",
	"title": "Orangeburg Fights AI Data Centers Rally",
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	"description": "Today, there are over 30 large data center proposals pending in New York State; if these data centers were to come online, they would need more than 11,900 MW of new electricity demand—nearly double the energy demand of all of New York households. Communities near existing data centers have experienced higher electricity bills, undrinkable water, and noise pollution. Without safeguards, these facilities risk driving up utility bills for everyday New Yorkers, strain our electric grid, increase water use and pollution—all while providing relatively few permanent local jobs after construction. New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, sponsor of the Responsible Data Center Development Act, will be embarking on the New York Fights AI Data Centers statewide tour from August 22 to August 30. The Senator will visit over a dozen sites with active or proposed data centers across New York State to hear the concerns from impacted communities and advocate for Governor Hochul to sign the Senator’s bill, which codifies requirements for public participation and transparency, renewable energy use, and labor standards. The legislation also creates separate water and energy rate classes for data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers from increased costs. Orangetown is home to several existing data centers that have already been causing noise pollution and environmental impacts in a residential area. Rockland County residents are facing rising electricity and water bills, as well as brownouts and an unstable grid. Databank wants to expand its data center campus in Orangetown and build another data center that would add 30 MW of Critical IT load (equivalent of adding around 30,000 homes to the electricity grid). It would place diesel generators and cooling systems far too close to Lake Tappan, a drinking water reservoir. DataBank&#x27;s application is now undergoing an environmental review process, and residents are pushing for a comprehensive scoping plan and asking the town to put a moratorium on the application. Join us to speak out against this proposal at a rally and press conference before a Public Hearing on a town-wide moratorium. Put a pause on DataBank now! By registering, I consent to my information being shared with the Gonzalez for New York campaign and our partner organizations.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/events/orangeburg-fights-ai-data-centers-rally"
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