# Informed Life Radio 08-28-26 Data Centers - Advocating for Strong Local Rules

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Podcast: [Alternative Talk- 1150AM KKNW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/alternative-talk-1150am-kknw-1470425)
Published: 2026-08-29T00:00:11+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 381 | Data Centers - Advocating for Strong Local Rules Sam Romain, chairman of Americans for Energy Dominance, joins us to discuss how residents can respond when attempts to ban a proposed data center are unlikely to succeed. We look at how communities can advocate for temporary moratoria and stringent rulemaking to protect water and power supplies, limit noise, light and pollution, prevent secret deals and blank-check tax breaks, and ensure developers bear the full cost of infrastructure and decommissioning. We also examine Washington’s growing data-center footprint and practical steps citizens can take before a project is approved. The day after we recorded this interview, Stand for Health Freedom launched its new “Grow Food not Surveillance” Data Center Toolkit: https://standforhealthfreedom.com/datacenter/. It includes maps, research, issue briefs, a community action guide, sample emails and public-testimony templates to help citizens understand proposed data centers and advocate effectively before local decisions are finalized. This is a resource worth using early—before major decisions have already been made. samromain.com x.com/SamRomain linkedin.com/in/samromain samromain.substack.com You can support the show by always starting your Amazon shopping at the link on our homepage: https://www.informedchoicewa.org/. This gives us a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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