Veronica Escobar: “The metadata center alone is going to be pumping pollution…”

“The metadata center has been the worst. They refuse to engage with the community. They have reneged on many of the promises that they've made. And the environmental impacts are pretty profound. The metadata center alone is going to be pumping pollution into the air. really deeply damaging our air quality because they are going to be using gas powered turbines to generate the electricity that they need.” (08:41–08:48)

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