Local communities can effectively resist the construction of AI data centers through grassroots organizing and coalition-building.

A small Wisconsin city just won its fight against a proposed data center, thanks to grassroots community organizing and support from a growing statewide coalition. And to help guide other communities facing similar challenges, organizers in Menomonie developed a toolkit for fighting hyperscale data centers. #DataCenters #AI https://wigreenfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Big-Tech-Unchecked-Toolkit_final_rev19Dec25-resized.pdf

Menomonie WI won its fight against a proposed data center, with grassroots community organizing and a statewide coalition. To help guide other communities facing similar challenges, organizers in Menomonie developed a toolkit for fighting hyperscale data centers. #DataCenters #AI wigreenfire.org/wp-content/upl...