A nonpartisan coalition of community organizations in Southwest Virginia focused on protecting local communities and natural resources from the impacts of hyperscale data center development, with an emphasis on transparency, public participation, and accountability in government decision-making.
Data center regulation, local zoning and land-use transparency, environmental protection, water-use disclosure, energy-cost accountability, public notice and hearing requirements, and limits on tax incentives or exemptions for data centers.
Likely supported primarily by volunteer grassroots contributions, member organizations, and small donations; no public funding source was identified.
Led publicly by Ben Verschoor and other local community organizers; associated with Southwest Virginia residents and community groups opposing data center projects.
Non-profit grassroots coalition
