Welcome to Brockovich Data Center Reporting ("we," "us," "our," or the "Initiative"), a volunteer-run project founded by Erin to help everyday people learn about and report on the AI data centers being built in and near their communities. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of this website, its interactive U.S. data center map, the community reporting form, and any other features we offer (collectively, the "Site"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. About the Initiative & the Site's Purpose
The Site is an independent, non-commercial awareness resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, OpenAI, Oracle, xAI, CoreWeave, Anthropic, or any other company whose facilities may appear on our map or in submitted reports. Our purpose is to:
- Educate the public about the community-level impacts of AI data centers — including energy consumption, water usage, e-waste, siting risks, and scalability concerns;
- Maintain a publicly viewable map of publicly announced AI data center sites in the United States that are operational or under construction;
- Let residents share first-hand observations about facilities in or near their communities;
- Amplify accountability reporting and connect residents, journalists, and researchers working on these issues.
The Site is provided on an informational basis only and does not constitute legal, environmental, health, engineering, financial, or other professional advice. Nothing on the Site should be treated as a formal complaint to a regulator. If you have an urgent public-health or safety concern, contact your local authorities, your state environmental agency, or the U.S. EPA directly.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old — or have the consent of a parent or legal guardian — to submit a report, upload photos, or otherwise provide content to the Site. By using the Site you represent that you meet this requirement. The Site is intended for users in the United States, though anyone may view publicly available content.
3. Submitting Community Reports
The reporting form lets you tell us about an AI data center that is already operating or being constructed in or near your community. When you submit information — including your observations, the facility's location and owner, descriptions of issues (noise, water, energy, truck traffic, construction disruption, worker conditions, etc.), and any photos — you represent and warrant that:
- The information is truthful, accurate, and based on your personal observation or on reputable sources you can identify;
- You obtained any photos lawfully (e.g., taken from public roads, your own property, or with the property owner's permission) and did not trespass, enter restricted areas, or otherwise break the law to gather them;
- You own or have the necessary rights to share any photos, documents, or other materials you upload, and you are not submitting content that infringes another person's copyright, publicity, or privacy rights;
- Your submission does not disclose trade secrets, protected health information, minors' identifying details, or information you are under a confidentiality obligation to keep private (including as a current or former employee of a data center operator, contractor, or utility);
- You are not submitting content intended to harass, threaten, defame, or target any specific individual — including data center workers, construction crews, or local officials.
4. How Submitted Content May Be Used
By submitting a report or other content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to review, store, quote, excerpt, reproduce, adapt, translate, and distribute the content for purposes consistent with the Initiative's mission. This may include:
- Adding a marker or update to the U.S. AI data center map;
- Quoting or summarizing your observations in newsletters, blog posts, articles, or social media;
- Sharing submissions with journalists, academic researchers, or public-interest groups covering AI data center impacts;
- Referring submissions to appropriate regulators if you have asked us to or if we believe immediate safety issues are at stake.
You retain ownership of your content. We will not publicly display your name, email, phone number, or home address without your express, written permission — see the Privacy Policy for specifics on how we handle identifying information.
5. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Submit reports that you know to be false, exaggerated, or fabricated;
- Use the Site to defame, harass, dox, or target any individual (including data center employees, neighbors, or public officials);
- Upload images captured through trespass, drone flights over restricted airspace, or other unlawful means;
- Submit spam, commercial solicitations, or content unrelated to AI data center awareness;
- Impersonate another person or organization, or misrepresent your affiliation with a data center operator, government agency, or community group;
- Attempt to disrupt, overload, probe, scrape, or gain unauthorized access to the Site, its map data, or its form backend;
- Use the Site to coordinate interference with lawful construction or operational activities.
We reserve the right to decline, remove, or edit any submission that we believe violates these Terms or the Initiative's mission.
6. The AI Data Center Map & Information Accuracy
Our interactive map is compiled from publicly announced information — corporate press releases, news coverage, local permitting records, and community submissions. Facility boundaries, ownership, capacity figures, and status labels ("operational" vs. "under construction") may change over time, and some entries may be approximate, incomplete, or outdated. The map is intended as a starting point for community awareness, not as an authoritative legal or regulatory record. If you identify an error or omission, please submit a correction through the reporting form.
7. Statements About Specific Companies
The Site references specific companies, facilities, and news events solely for public-interest awareness and educational purposes. Summaries of news articles and regulatory actions reflect publicly reported information at the time of writing. Inclusion on the map does not imply any wrongdoing by an operator, and community reports represent the submitter's observations — not findings of fact by the Initiative. We welcome corrections from companies; please contact us through the reporting form.
8. No Warranty & Disclaimer
The Site and all content on it are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or accuracy. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currentness of any information on the Site, including the map, news summaries, or user-submitted reports. You are responsible for independently verifying any information before acting on it.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither the Initiative nor its volunteers, contributors, or service providers will be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages — including loss of property value, business interruption, or emotional distress — arising from your use of the Site, from reliance on any content here, or from any community report. Your sole remedy if you are dissatisfied with the Site is to stop using it. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or liabilities; in those places, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Initiative and its volunteers from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of content you submit or activity you engage in on the Site that violates these Terms, any law, or the rights of another party.
11. Third-Party Links
The Site links to third-party resources, including news articles (e.g., Yahoo Finance, other outlets), map tile providers (OpenStreetMap, CARTO), and open-source libraries (Leaflet). We do not control these resources and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability. Links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement.
12. Intellectual Property
The Site's name, branding, original text, layout, and original graphics are the property of the Initiative. User-submitted content remains owned by the submitter, subject to the license in Section 4. You may share screenshots or short excerpts of the Site for non-commercial educational purposes with appropriate attribution; other reuse requires our written permission.
13. Termination
We may, at our discretion, suspend or terminate your access to the reporting form or other interactive features if you violate these Terms, attempt to disrupt the Site, or behave in a manner that is harmful to other community members. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 12 — will do so.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms to reflect changes in the Initiative's practices, applicable law, or site features. Material changes will be noted with an updated date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.
15. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and of the state in which the Initiative is based, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site will be brought in the state or federal courts located there, unless applicable law gives you a non-waivable right to bring it elsewhere.
16. Contact
Questions about these Terms, corrections to the map, or takedown requests? Please use the community reporting form and select "Other" for your inquiry — it goes directly to Erin and the volunteer team.