FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2026
CONTACT: Dana Kuhnline, 513 601 9854, [email protected]
APPALACHIA – August 13, at noon ET via Zoom, ReImagine Appalachia will host Pennsylvania District Representative, Joe Ciresi and Piedmont Environmental Council President, Christopher G. Miller, to discuss strengthening community access to information amid a surge in local governments signing nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with data center companies.
Seventy percent of Americans oppose data center development in or near their communities. So, tech companies are routinely signing NDAs with local governments that obscure basic information about the company, the land acquisition, the source of energy (including whether the facility will be gas powered), and the facility’s demand for natural resources. Often, residents don’t even know about a data center’s development until construction has begun.
ReImagine Appalachia hosting an event to outline the information data center NDAs typically withhold, the questions residents should have ready for their representatives and for developers, and what pushback efforts are taking shape across the region.
GUEST PRESENTERS:
- Representative Joe Ciresi of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Christopher G. Miller Piedmont Environmental Council President
WHO: ReImagine Appalachia
WHEN: Thursday, August 13, at noon ET via Zoom
WHERE: Virtually via Zoom
REGISTRATION: https://secure.everyaction.com/VCQQ5UnrLkSV4TWTOCJVhw2?ms=med