# Public Evidence Project

> Source-linked guides and public records about U.S. data-center permits, equipment, reported operations and environmental public-comment deadlines.

## Start with a question

- [Data-center reading guides](https://publicevidence.org/guides): Plain-language starting points for air permits, backup generators, electricity use and local generator records.
- [Evidence index](https://publicevidence.org/index): Search public records and follow their source documents.
- [U.S. data centers](https://publicevidence.org/us/data-centers): National public-record desk and subject directories.
- [State directories](https://publicevidence.org/us/data-centers/states): Browse the national records by state.
- [Project dossiers](https://publicevidence.org/projects): Project-level evidence and source crosswalks.

## Inspect the evidence

- [Equipment](https://publicevidence.org/equipment): Equipment groups, ratings and controls stated in permit documents, with page-level citations.
- [Reported operations](https://publicevidence.org/reported-operations): EPA emissions inventory and EIA generation records with reporting periods, units and identity tiers.
- [Virginia permits](https://publicevidence.org/virginia/data-centers): Virginia air-permit records and local directories.
- [Official sources](https://publicevidence.org/data/sources): Agency source systems and coverage.
- [Research](https://publicevidence.org/research): Source-linked research summaries and evidence context.
- [Environmental deadlines](https://publicevidence.org/us/environmental-comment-deadlines): Dated Federal Register snapshot; check the displayed source sync date and controlling notice.

## Reuse and follow

- [Data and downloads](https://publicevidence.org/data): Published data files and field information.
- [Reuse and API](https://publicevidence.org/reuse): Data-access and attribution information.
- [Researcher and journalist resources](https://publicevidence.org/resources): Citation, methodology and source materials.
- [National records RSS](https://publicevidence.org/feeds/data-center-records.xml): Feed of the published national record collection.
- [Permit updates RSS](https://publicevidence.org/feeds/permit-updates.xml): Changes from the published permit snapshot.
- [Deadline RSS](https://publicevidence.org/feeds/environmental-deadlines.xml): Records from the dated environmental-deadline snapshot.

## Method and participation

- [Methodology](https://publicevidence.org/methodology): Acquisition, identity handling, source coverage and interpretation limits.
- [Corrections](https://publicevidence.org/corrections): Corrections and version information.
- [Participate](https://publicevidence.org/participate): Contributions, preferences and review routes.
- [About](https://publicevidence.org/about): Project purpose and organisational information.

Permits, inventory-reported emissions and energy estimates describe different evidence layers. Keep source dates, units, identity tiers and original agency links with any citation. A snapshot can be stale; the controlling notice and official docket determine actual submission dates.

## Optional

- [Privacy](https://publicevidence.org/privacy): Privacy and cookie information.
- [Sitemap](https://publicevidence.org/sitemap.xml): Published public-page discovery.