Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services

09/02/2026

🧐 Legal questions about data centers? Join Fair Shake attorneys for our fall no-cost data center legal clinic. Registration at: https://www.fairshake-els.org/events.

📣 Fighting a data center but not sure about legal questions? Check out the Data Center Decision Tree for more actions you can take! https://www.fairshake-els.org/datacenters

08/31/2026

Governor Shapiro signed an Executive Order last week to regulate data centers. The legal teams at Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services and PennFuture explore what it does and doesn’t actually do — and what it means for communities facing the data center rush in PA.

Check out our blog on our websites!

08/26/2026

💥 Leaks, explosions, derailments, and other critical incidents are far-too common when you live near industrial facilities. 💥 Learn more about what happens after disaster, how to protect your legal rights, and what you can do to prepare. 💪

Register @
https://www.fairshake-els.org/events/tlal-what-to-expect-after-a-disaster

08/22/2026

Curious about how you can bring a Citizens Suit to hold polluters accountable? Check out our August Thinking Like a Lawyer to get the X's and O's of Citizens Suits!

Learn what citizen suits are, how they can help residents hold poll...

08/14/2026

Join the upcoming evening comment party on 8/17 at 7p ET to receive assistance with drafting and submitting comments on the EPA's proposed changes to public participation for "minor source" air pollution permits.

RSVP: https://luma.com/hhn-oxtu

Staff from Clean Air Council, People Over Petro Coalition, Kairos Fellowship, FracTracker Alliance, Air Alliance Houston, and Stop Bad Data Centers will be on hand throughout the events to answer questions, provide technical assistance, review comments, and help participants successfully submit their comments.

08/13/2026

Check out the new blog post from legal intern Jordan Raudins on using Ohio's Good Governance laws to promote transparency in community data center decision-making!

https://www.fairshake-els.org/blog/ohiogoodgovernance

08/11/2026

Hundreds of communities across the US have passed or are considering data center moratoriums. What happens next? Join us on Aug 19 at 1pm ET for a workshop on the policy tools and organizing strategies that protect against the data center buildout.

Hundreds of communities across the US have passed or are considering data center moratoriums—temporary pauses on facility construction, approvals, or operation—but once that pause is in place, what happens next? This 90-minute workshop explores the policy tools and organizing strategies to build...

08/05/2026

Join ReImagine Appalachia for this webinar on Thursday 8/13 at 12 ET to learn about data center transparency and NDAs

Register: https://secure.everyaction.com/VCQQ5UnrLkSV4TWTOCJVhw2?ms=eml&emci=ab2d6df5-797f-f111-b337-000d3a1558ce&emdi=9afa45c9-e681-f111-b337-000d3a1558ce&ceid=21741846

08/04/2026

Check out the new blog post from CDP intern Celia Hawk on how to use baseline monitoring for legal and organizing advocacy!

https://www.fairshake-els.org/blog/baseline-monitoring