Democracy Now! 2026-04-22 Wednesday

Amy Goodman· Host0:01

[upbeat music] From Berkeley, California, this is Democracy Now!

Speaker 10:20

Community after community, Americans are fighting back against data centers being built by some of the largest and most powerful corporations in the world. They are opposing the destruction of their local environment, soaring electric bills, and the diversion of scarce water supplies.

Amy Goodman· Host0:42

Today is Earth Day. We'll take an in-depth look at how communities across the United States are fighting a growing environmental threat, the vast expansion of data centers being built to fuel artificial intelligence. The main legislature has just passed the nation's first statewide temporary ban on large data center construction. Will the governor sign it? We'll speak to the lawmaker behind the bill.

Speaker 2· Soundbite1:13

This legislation includes a temporary targeted pause on new data centers that haven't been permitted yet, so we can put the right guardrails in place. This is about transparency, affordability, and putting Mainers first.

Amy Goodman· Host1:27

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