• Woodlawn Data Center, Baltimore, MD: Maryland Data Center Series Pt. 2

    Woodlawn is no stranger to large buildings, but plans for data centers threaten the health of an overburdened and underserved community.


  • Post-Sine Die Updates

    The Maryland General Assembly will wrap up Monday, April 13th after many hours of poring over legislation, tracking amendments, and hundreds of letters from Nature Forward’s members to their legislators. Read on to understand which of our priority bills were able to pass muster this session. This year, Nature Forward and Marylanders for Data Center…


  • Data Centers are said to create jobs, but people need to know: what kind and how many?

    Guest post by Nature Forward volunteer Sheila Igoe…if you’d like to research, write, and edit educational materials like this, reach out! Photo via The Cyber Express Among the many controversies surrounding data center construction is the question of jobs–how many and what kind will be created during construction and operational periods? Empirical evidence shows that…


  • Meet Atia, Our Maryland Data Center Intern!

    Hey y’all, my name is Atia Bailey! I will be joining Nature Forward this year as a Maryland Data Center Intern and I am so excited to contribute to the Conservation Team’s work! My role as a research and outreach intern is to stay aware of current and upcoming data center policy and to educate…