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

This event will look at examples of data centers in Oregon and review the large water use, lack of transparency, possible pollution and impacts to wetlands.

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, and appropriate siting to avoid farmland loss.