Bark joins Rep. Dexter, enviro groups in supporting bill to ban data centers on public lands
Bark is pleased to announce our support for Congresswoman Maxine Dexter’s Protecting Our Public Lands from Data Centers Act, which would ban the construction of new data centers and related infrastructure on federal public lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior.
“Mt. Hood National Forest supplies drinking and irrigation water to one-third of Oregonians,” said Jordan Latter, Forest Watch Program Manager, Bark. “Its protected headwaters keep our water clean, shelter endangered species, and anchor our shared identity as Oregonians. Data centers have no place here.”
Earlier this fall, Latter was invited to participate in two roundtables with Rep. Dexter focused on wildfire and forest management. We look forward to working with Congresswoman Dexter on policies that protect public lands for the good of the public interest.
View Rep. Dexter’s reel featuring Latter here.
Read Rep. Dexter’s one-pager and the full text of the bill below.