Where States Stand on Data Centers: Exploring Climate Impacts and Policy Approaches

• Enacting effective data center regulations has been a key priority for climate and energy advocates in 2025. Without meaningful policy guardrails, unchecked data center development threatens water resources, energy affordability, grid reliability, and public health. Each state faces its own unique landscape of challenges, requiring advocates and policymakers to prioritize different factors in their legislative approaches to regulating these facilities.Join Climate XChange and Resources for the Future for a deep dive into the impacts data centers have on communities, where those impacts might be felt most deeply across the country, and what policy mechanisms are available to regulate these issues. Our expert panelists include:
  • Jacqueline Adams, Senior Policy and Research Associate at Climate XChange
  • Jordan Gerow, Policy & Research Director at Climate XChange
  • Kristin Hayes, Senior Director for Research and Policy Engagement at Resources for the Future

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