Baltimore Residents FURIOUS over Controversial Data Center Bill

BALTIMORE, MD: Baltimore currently has a moratorium on new data center development, but a proposed City Council bill has residents nervous that the door is creaking open for data centers to come into the city—and that City Council views this as “inevitable.” Council Bill 26-0174, sponsored by City Councilmember Phylicia Porter, would require new data center projects in Baltimore to go through a conditional use approval process that includes a health equity assessment. Residents opposed to the bill say that while the bill may be well intentioned, they want a full data center ban, not stricter guidelines for data centers operating in Baltimore. In this on-the-ground report, TRNN takes you inside the August 27 Baltimore City Planning Commission public hearing on Council Bill 26-0174. Editor’s Note: Council Bill 26-0174 (data centers) will get another public hearing in front of the Baltimore City Council’s Land Use & Transportation Committee on the 4th floor of City Hall on the morning of September 24. Videography: Maximillian Alvarez Post-Production: Cameron Granadino #baltimore #datacenter #news Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @therealnews   The Real News Network is an independent, viewer-supported, radical media network. Help us expand our in-depth analysis and coverage from Baltimore to Bangladesh by subscribing and becoming a member today! Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-yt Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-yt Follow TRNN: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com Instagram:   / therealnewsnetwork   X (Twitter):   / therealnews   Facebook:   / therealnews   TikTok:   / therealnewsnetwork