This spring, LandWatch is teaming up with Oregon Rural Action, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Oregon Agricultural Trust, and Oregon Democrats Environmental Caucus on a series of webinars exploring the myriad issues surrounding data center proliferation. First up:

Data Centers in Oregon: Water, Wetlands, and the Path Forward

Join this webinar for background on the history and scope of data centers in Oregon, to learn about data centers’ impacts on water and wetlands, and to explore possible policy solutions.

Speakers: Kaleb Lay, Oregon Rural Action; Ben Gordon, Central Oregon LandWatch; Kelsey Shaw Nakama, Tualatin Riverkeepers

Subsequent webinars will cover economic loss due to property tax exemptions, growing electricity demand and rising rates, impact on renewable electricity standards, pollution from new fossil fuel generation, appropriate siting to avoid farmland loss, and more.