Montgomery County Climate Coalition

Take action TODAY to ask your councilmember for strong data center regulations in Montgomery County - actionnetwork.org/letters/strong… The County Council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee will meet in June to discuss the Zoning Text Amendment ZTA 26-01 which would allow large data centers in any light, medium, and heavy industrial zone in the County.

BREAKING: @AOC just got an EPA administrator to commit to investigate water quality around data center builds. Last week, AOC joined More Perfect Union on a trip to Morgan County, Georgia, where she met with residents living near a site that will host a massive Meta data center. Residents haven't had clean well water since the construction project began.

The Climate Mobilization Webinar TODAY - Thursday, May 21, 7:30pm "Zoning and regulatory changes allowing hyperscale data centers in MoCo" - register here bit.ly/4dp1pL5

There are now three competing bills on how data centers should be sited in the County - one Zoning Text Amendment that would allow hyperscale data centers and two moratoriums on data center permits - six months and two years. Learn more here mocoalliance.org/news/three-com…

The Climate Mobilization Webinar - Thursday, May 21, 7:30pm "Zoning and regulatory changes allowing hyperscale data centers in MoCo" - register here bit.ly/4dp1pL5

@montgomeryplans has accepted the application for a hyperscale data center in Dickerson, MD - Join our webinar to learn more - May 21 at 7:30pm - bit.ly/4dp1pL5

USDA to spend $1 billion to promote climate-friendly agriculture reuters.com/markets/commod…

🚨#BREAKING: A Plane has crashed, and bursts into flames at DeKalb Peachtree airport 📌#Georgia I #GA A Plane Has Crashed And Is On Fire At DeKalb Peachtree Airport In Georgia. There Are Reports Of Multiple Fatalities as video shows thick black smoke from the aircraft

Chat with Alice Friedemann us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the constant, dire news of record-breaking heat, fires and floods, here’s what you can do, according to climate scientists. huffpost.com/entry/climate-… via @HuffPostGreen