AI Now Hosts Report Launch and Organizer Panel on Using Policy to Stop Data Center Expansion

The article announces the launch of the "North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit" by the AI Now Institute. This toolkit aims to provide guidance to organizers and policymakers on utilizing local and state policies to curb the rapid expansion of AI data centers. The launch event, titled "North Star Interventions: Using Policy as an Organizing Tool in Our Data Center Fights," previewed the toolkit's contents. The focus is on leveraging policy as a tool for community organizing and advocacy against the environmental and social impacts of data center growth. The article highlights the importance of local and state-level action in addressing this issue.

• •AI Now Institute launched the North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit.
• •The toolkit provides guidance on using local and state policies to stop data center expansion.
• •The launch event focused on using policy as an organizing tool.