The Southeast faces some of the nation’s most persistent environmental health challenges, which are a product of decades of disinvestment, discriminatory policy, and regulatory failure. Now, a new concern is emerging as the region has become a prime target for massive data center development. These facilities can use millions of gallons of water per day, strain regional grids, and compound existing health challenges. This webinar opens with a grounding in the region’s environmental health landscape and what the data center build-out means for community health. The conversation then turns to a community leader, whose work has reshaped national policy, followed by a funder with investment in environmental health, who will share what meaningful partnership and effective philanthropy look like on the ground.

Panelists 

This webinar is being hosted by Grantmakers in Health, and cosponsored by HEFN, Appalachia Funders Network, and Blue Sky Funders Forum