A signable evidence standard
Support accessible, dated and verifiable public records without endorsing every conclusion.
Read the principles →Research hub
Evidence in context,
not in isolation.
Move from a state permit row to the research, methods and regulatory context needed to interpret it responsibly.
5independent source reviews
10annotated researchers
198issued permit rows analyzed
Review or contribute →EVIDENCE REVIEWS
Read the claim.
Inspect the source.
Each review separates an institution’s published findings from our interpretation, identifies the unit of analysis and states what the source cannot prove.
01 · Institutional interview
AI data centers, air pollution and health
Primary source: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health · not a project partner
Read evidence review →02 · Research summary and preprintThe public-health costs of AI infrastructure
Primary source: Caltech and University of California, Riverside · not a project partner
Read evidence review →03 · Report to CongressU.S. data-center energy use through 2028
Primary source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy · not a project partner
Read evidence review →04 · State legislative analysisWhat Virginia’s data-center review found
Primary source: Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission · not a project partner
Read evidence review →05 · Regulatory and epidemiological evidencePM2.5, mortality and responsible claims
Primary source: U.S. EPA / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health · not a project partner
Read evidence review →RESEARCH PATHS
Four ways into
the evidence
Each path separates what a primary record establishes from analysis, expert context and policy judgment.
10 source profiles
Expert research map
Annotated work on air pollution, health, water, energy, computing and Virginia policy.
Open research map →Dataset analysisWhat 198 permits show
Geographic concentration, recent issue years and program-type findings with stated limits.
Read analysis →Evidence Brief 001Virginia generator rules
What the July 2026 guidance changes and why issue date alone cannot determine applicability.
Read evidence brief →Editorial standardHow claims are bounded
Discovery, normalization, source verification, correction and status labeling.
Inspect methodology →Review one defined scope
Correct a field, review a method or contribute a primary source without a blanket endorsement.
Ways to participate →Know who is—and is not—involved
Current status, funding boundaries and the difference between a citation and an advisor.
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