Austin Berichter

The Ohio ballot board giving petitioners the green light to collect signatures for a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to potentially ban new data centers in Ohio that consume an enormous amount of electricity and water.

Austin Berichter, an attorney and co-author of the petition.

the most impactful way for us human beings to govern the future of our state and our destiny in this state.

Ohio already has over 200 data centers with plans for rapid expansion from major players, including Amazon, Meta, and Google, driven by AI demand.

Supporters of the plans want those jobs and opportunity to stay in Ohio.

Jeff Manosso, Fox News.