More Than Just Parks<\/a>, an independent public lands publication that tracks AI data centers. According to his research, at least 14 proposed data center projects are within ten miles of a national park boundary. His data also shows that 38 sites are planned within 25 miles of a national park, and 131 are within 50 miles.<\/p>\n\u201cThe basic idea is that a lot of these [projects] are being done under the cloak of darkness or secrecy, and we want folks to know where they\u2019re coming in and who\u2019s building them,\u201d Pattiz, a resident of Portland, Oregon, told Outside<\/em>. \u201cThe stance that we take is that we don\u2019t want them on public lands.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cPlaces like Utah, for example, have a huge amount of data center projects and some of the biggest ones that are being proposed,\u201d Pattiz said. \u201cJust depending on the size and scale, they take up a massive amount of resources and will have impacts on public lands one way or the other, whether it\u2019s taking water or the land itself.\u201d<\/p>\n