1. United States
2. Md.
3. Letter

URGENT: Maryland Is in Immediate Danger — Stop This Data Center Crisis NOW Governor Moore, Senator Jackson, and Delegate Long — I am sounding the alarm because Maryland is in immediate danger. The rush to push through massive data center development is a five-alarm crisis for our land, our water, our homes, and our financial survival. If this moves forward, the damage will be irreversible. ZTA #25-187 isn’t just bad policy — it is a direct threat to public health and community safety. These data centers will drain our aquifers, destabilize our electrical grid, raise household bills, flood our neighborhoods with runoff from endless impervious surfaces, and blanket our communities in nonstop industrial noise. Once the land is destroyed and the water is gone, there is no getting it back. And this is being pushed through quietly, during a government shutdown, with minimal notice, and without genuine community engagement. That alone should set off every alarm bell in Annapolis. Marylanders are being cut out of decisions that will shape our future for generations while billionaire developers stand to profit from our loss. Data centers require massive public resources, yet leave taxpayers holding the bag when corporations abandon these sites — just like the power plant. I am begging you to intervene before this becomes an irreversible catastrophe. Halt this rushed process. Reject ZTA #25-187. Demand full environmental reviews, transparent public engagement, and planning that protects people — not billionaires. Our communities, our water, our safety, and our future are on the line. This is your moment to defend Maryland before permanent harm is done.