February 11, 2026 Winter Webinar 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

Virtual Webinar

You're invited! Our topic is “Environmental Impacts of Data Centers”. This is a free, online event. You will receive a Zoom link when you register at lwvlacrosse.org/program. A recording of the program will be posted on our website later. If you have any questions, please contact us at lwvlawi@gmail.com. We hope you can attend.

Program Information:
With the dramatic increase of AI applications, cloud services, and crypto-mining, data centers are proliferating across the country (and world), and Wisconsin is not immune. Data centers promise to be a boon to local economies, including employment opportunities and large increases in local tax revenues. And yet there are questions that will be covered in this program. 

Speakers:
Amy Barrilleaux oversees Clean Wisconsin’s external communication strategy, including media relations, public affairs, content marketing, digital advertising and social media. She also hosts Clean Wisconsin’s State of Change podcast.

Michael Grief is a Legal Fellow at Midwest Environmental Advocates, where his work has focused on legal pathways to safeguard Wisconsin’s air, water, and climate. Michael is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and lives in Madison.

Gretchen Sabel spent 35 years working in environmental programs for the State of Minnesota, retiring in 2014, when she was able to find her second career with the League of Women Voters. She became the first Chair of LWV Upper Mississippi River Region when it was formed in 2015 and has served on the Board since that time.