Author name: Will Saenz

We drain our basements. We toss out waterlogged furniture. We wait for FEMA checks that never cover what was lost. We rebuild — and wait for the next one. This is the reality of climate change in New Jersey. But more than that, it’s the result of a system built by fossil fuel companies who knew this would happen, and kept drilling anyway. They lied. They cashed in.

Big tech is going all in on AI, and communities are already feeling the consequences. AI data centers are raising our bills, polluting our environment, and disturbing our communities. Meanwhile, the billionaires and private equity firms behind AI are using it to undermine our institutions at every corner.

Our state lawmakers must take immediate action to protect New Jersey from the dangers of AI.