Resilient Communities Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/resilient-communities/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:26:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png Resilient Communities Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/resilient-communities/ 32 32 114651131 Watt’s Up With Data Centers? Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/03/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-strategies-for-responding-to-data-center-development/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:33:29 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48381 March 13, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 3 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development” covered environmental justice community concerns about data centers, and gave insight into new research on data center energy demand.

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]]> 48381 Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Community and Utility Perspectives https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-and-utility-perspectives/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:24:28 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48177 February 19, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 2 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community and Utility Perspectives” covered community leaders’ and utilities’ perspectives on large scale data center projects.

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]]> 48177 Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Understanding Energy and Water Use https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/watts-up-with-data-centers-part-i/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:34:59 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48146 February 5, 2026 | Blog Post
Part I of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Understanding Energy and Water Use” covered water and energy use concerns about large scale data center projects.

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]]> 48146 2026 State Funding Outlook: Financing for Climate and Energy Community Projects https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2025/12/2026-state-funding-outlook-financing-for-climate-and-energy-community-projects/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:08:13 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47990 December 16, 2025 | Blog Post
As federal funding for energy and climate projects evaporates into thin air, Illinois communities are scrambling to find alternative resources to do their part in mitigating the worst impacts of climate change. 

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]]> 47990 Beyond Solar Panels: Exploring the Co-Benefits of Solar Farms for the Environment https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2025/11/beyond-solar-panels-exploring-the-co-benefits-of-solar-farms-for-the-environment/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:59:01 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47922 November 24, 2025 | Blog Post
In many Illinois communities, the conversation around solar often centers on a key question: How will the solar installation affect the soil and water that supports some of America’s most productive farmland?

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