State: Massachusetts

Aug 04, 2026

Fighting the Unchecked Expansion of Lowell’s Markley Data Center

In Massachusetts’ first lawsuit challenging a data center expansion, Lowell residents are fighting a state permit that would allow more diesel pollution near homes, parks, and a school. The case also challenges a process that let the company operating the facility move ahead before residents had a fair chance to be heard.

A residential street in Lowell lined with closely spaced homes, parked cars, utility poles, and overhead wires leads toward the Markley data center. The facility’s massive, windowless black exterior rises above and behind the neighborhood, dwarfing the surrounding houses.
Jul 31, 2026

Nomi Sofer

Nomi Sofer is the Content Director at CLF. In that role she sets content strategy, writes and edits blogs, feature stories, and development communications, and serves as the editorial director for Conservation Matters, CLF’s member magazine.   Nomi has more than 12 years of experience leading strategic communications for nonprofits and research institutions working to reduce inequities in postsecondary education, child health and wellbeing, and the criminal legal system. She… Continue reading Nomi Sofer

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