EVENT TONIGHT: ‘Resources at Risk: AI Data Centers in Wisconsin’
Dec 18, 2025, 5:08 AM CT
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Tonight in Milwaukee, Clean Wisconsin is hosting an event called “Resources at Risk: AI Data Centers in Wisconsin,” and yours truly will be the event’s moderator.
The panel discussion is happening at Coakley Brothers & Brothers Interiors in Milwaukee. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a cocktail hour
Panelists include Joel Brammeier, president and CEO of the Alliance for the Great Lakes; Chelsea Chandler, the climate, energy and air program director at Clean Wisconsin; Tom Content, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board; and Prescott Balch, a resident of the Village of Caledonia who was one of the spokespersons for the effort opposing Microsoft’s data center there.
This is part of Clean Wisconsin’s Doug La Follette Speaker Series, and you can find more on the event — and RSVP to attend — here. Hope to see you there!
But if you’re not able attend, you can watch the livestream here.
Dan Shafer is a journalist from Milwaukee who writes and publishes The Recombobulation Area. In 2024, he became the Political Editor of Civic Media. He’s written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Heartland Signal, Belt Magazine, WisPolitics, and Milwaukee Record. He previously worked at Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, and BizTimes Milwaukee. He’s won 23 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. He’s on Twitter at @DanRShafer.
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