Join residents to show up and speak out at the Jasper County Plan Commission public hearing (continued from last month) on the plat map for the Amazon AI data center and the NIPSCO gas plant projects adjacent to the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield, collectively known as Project Rise. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/985178/.

“Join the Region Rats Against for the National Day of Data Center Protests~Humans First. This is a peaceful and non-obstructive protest.

We are calling on our local politicians!

+Protect our Northwest Indiana hometowns, critical watersheds, and agricultural lands from the massive, uncoordinated onslaught of Big Tech and utility industrialization.

+We are DEMANDING full cumulative review of their industrial infrastructure impact on our local and regional infrastructure.

+End the corporate welfare and fast-tracked deals for high-risk data centers and utility-scale battery storage facilities that threaten our local water security, prime agricultural land, and community safety.”

Register here.

“Join the Gary Common Council Community Forum with Citizens Action Coalition and be part of an important conversation about issues impacting our community.

🗓 Wednesday, July 15, 2026

🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

📍 Public Safety Community Room

555 Polk Street, Gary, IN

This forum will focus on:

⚡ The Truth About NIPSCO Rates

🏢 Data Centers

Hear from community leaders and guest speakers, ask questions, share your thoughts, and help shape the future of our city.

We encourage all Gary residents to attend and make their voices heard. We look forward to seeing you there!”

Join residents to show up and speak out at the Plan Commission hearing on the special exception use for the Kenmara Technology Park, which will include a data center, proposed in Munster. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/985205/.

Join JTNWI and Know Before It Grows/Protect Jasper County, IN, for an informational meeting to prepare for the July 20th Jasper County Plan Commission continued public hearing on the plat map for the Amazon AI data center and the NIPSCO gas plant projects adjacent to the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield. Join us to get ready to speak out and make our voices heard. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/985172/.

Join JTNWI and our friend Aja Yasir as she teaches us how to make our own Bee Balm tinctures with Bee Balm from her urban farm! Aja is a farmer, birth worker, ceremonial leader, educator, and traditional plant medicine practitioner from Gary whose work is rooted in the understanding that healing is a relationship between people, plants, land, ancestors, and community.

We will be meeting at Marquette Beach in Gary, at shelter #2. There may be a fee to park. Beverages and snacks will be provided.

This event has a limited capacity. Register in advance at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/979230/.

On June 20th, at Sheridan Plaza, Just Transition Northwest Indiana will be tabling at Whiting Pride Fest 2026.

Stop by and say hi! JTNWI will have merchandise for sale and family-friendly activities.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/926655/.

On June 13th, at the Guy Foreman Amphitheater in Washington Park, Just Transition Northwest Indiana will be tabling at Michigan City Pride Fest 2026.

Stop by and say hi! JTNWI will have merchandise for sale and family-friendly activities.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/926652/.

On June 6th, at Studio 659 in Whiting, join Just Transition Northwest Indiana for a fun and transformative evening to come together in the name of art and defend creative expression and integrity in the face of the AI data center boom. We will be creating banners, posters, and more with JTNWI partner artists William Estrada and Kaitlyn Stancy. Food and refreshments will be available. This event is free and family-friendly.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/927047/.

Despite pleas from the community to hold a public hearing in person and extend the public comment period:, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is holding a virtual public hearing on NIPSCO's draft air permit to construct a combined-cycle gas plant next to the existing NIPSCO Schahfer Generating Station to serve Amazon data centers in the region.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/952570/.

Learn about how to comment on NIPSCO’s draft air permit for a 2,600-megawatt gas plant to power AI data centers at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Virtual Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 3. 

On Monday, June 1st, join us to learn about NIPSCO’s draft air permit for a massive polluting combined-cycle gas plant that would be built to exclusively power AI data centers. NIPSCO GenCo and Amazon want to make Jasper County a sacrifice zone for Big Tech. The R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, is already a major air polluter in Wheatfield. Now, this new proposed plant would release excessive amounts of air and climate pollution in the region. Simultaneously, Amazon is proposing a 321-acre data center for the same site.  

Hosts & Guests: Megan Anderson, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club; Ashley Williams, Executive Director, Just Transition Northwest Indiana (JTNWI); Tony Mendoza, Senior Attorney, Sierra Club; and Sarah Goss, JTNWI Consultant, Ecoethic Creative LLC.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/959501/.

They’re building the future of steel. Just not here.

Join us on Thursday, May 28th, to talk about how Northwest Indiana can be first — not last — in line for modern steelmaking that protects our health, our jobs, and our economy.

Nippon Steel has committed to investing $3.1 billion in local steel communities, but hasn’t said how it will be used. We’re calling for the same kind of technological investment happening in other regions.

Northwest Indiana has been home to the steel industry for generations. The future of steel belongs here, too. Come join your neighbors for an important conversation about all of our future.

Event sponsored by: Just Transition Northwest Indiana, Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, Indiana Conservation Voters, Mighty Earth, Industrious Labs.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/942403/.

After decades of advocacy, we won strong federal protections to address toxic coal ash waste in 2015 and 2024. Now the EPA wants to roll back these life-saving standards. We cannot go backward. Our health, our environment, and our most vulnerable communities depend on maintaining strong coal ash protections. Join us in demanding that the EPA protect people, not polluters.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/958646/.

Attend and speak out at the Lake County Plan Commission meeting on a proposed zoning change for the Sentinel Data Centers data center site in Eagle Creek Township (near Lowell and Hebron).

In February, the Lake County Plan Commission deferred its vote until after a developer-requested Town Hall. In April, a Town Hall was held to answer questions about the project and the steps the developer must take according to the Lake County data center ordinance. Now, the Commission will vote on the proposed zoning change from agricultural to light industrial, which will determine the fate of the data center project.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/952554/.

On May 16th, at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center in Merrillville, join Just Transition Northwest Indiana for a Community Over Big Tech Regional Convening, bringing together communities across Northwest Indiana and beyond to unite and push back against the AI data center boom that threatens our health, livelihoods, farmland, and environment.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/925913/.

Attend and speak out at the Plan Commission hearing on the proposed county data center ordinance.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/946761/.

On April 25th, at the Michigan City Senior Center, Just Transition Northwest Indiana will be tabling at Michigan City's Earth Month Extravaganza.

Stop by and say hi! JTNWI will have merchandise for sale and family-friendly activities.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/925902/.

On Earth Day, April 22nd, at East Chicago Central High School, Just Transition Northwest Indiana will be tabling at East Chicago's Earth Day Celebration, hosted by Green EC and East Chicago Central High School National Honor Society.

Stop by and say hi! JTNWI will have merchandise for sale and family-friendly activities.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/925904/.

Speak out at this proposed rezone hearing for NIPSCO's proposal to build a massive combined-cycle gas plant adjacent to the Schahfer Generating Station and the data center, reportedly Amazon, which was recently approved in February. This gas plant, slated to be one of the state's worst polluters, will operate exclusively to serve data centers in the region. Help us tell the Jasper County Plan Commission NO REZONE!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/937898/.

On April 20th, at Purdue University Northwest, join Just Transition Northwest Indiana and the PNW Social Work Club as we screen a documentary from More Perfect Union, an Emmy Award-winning journalism nonprofit. “I Live Next to Amazon's Largest Data Center. They're Stealing Our Water" is a short film that chronicles data center issues in the region in Michigan City and New Carlisle, Indiana.

This event will be followed by a conversation with students and community members and is open to students and the public. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/928875/.

Join Just Transition Northwest Indiana and Say No to Data Centers in LaPorte County for a community meeting to discuss the Michigan City Google Project Maize data center and actions you can take together as a community right now!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/935868/.

Speak out at this town hall discussing the proposed Project Shirley data center in Eagle Creek Township near Lowell and Hebron in Lake County, Indiana. The project's developer, Sentinel Data Centers, will host this town hall.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/937907/.

Speak out at the public hearing at the LaPorte City Council meeting on the proposed annexation of 1,900 acres of farmland in Pleasant Township, believed to be for another data center, just east of the Microsoft data center under construction in LaPorte.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/937911/.

Join community members for an informative community meeting to discuss updates and prepare for the April 20th Jasper County Plan Commission rezone hearing to build a combined cycle gas plant next to the recently approved Amazon data center adjacent to the NIPSCO Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield. 

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/937917/.

On April 11th, at Marquette Park, Just Transition Northwest Indiana will be tabling at Brown Faces Green Spaces' Planet Palooza 2026, a stewardship and celebration event focused on climate resilience, environmental stewardship, health, mental wellness, and community connection.

Stop by and say hi! JTNWI will have merchandise for sale and family-friendly activities.

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/910663/.

This month, join us for a Happy Hour Mixer! 🍀

As part of their Project Heart initiative, Leeds Public House in Michigan City created a drink to benefit Just Transition Northwest Indiana. $2 from every For the Greater Green cocktail and spirit-free "mocktail" drink goes to our organization and our mission to advocate for clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. And on March 19th, 50% of the proceeds will benefit JTNWI! Check out the speciality drink here: https://leedspublichouse.com/menu/#cocktails.

Come out and enjoy an exciting night of great conversation and community for a cause. Drop by our JTNWI table and say hi. Custom JTNWI eco-friendly merchandise for purchase will also be available. This is a casual drop-in mixer, so come by any time between 5 and 8 PM.

We look forward to seeing you!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/918146/.

JTNWI will be tabling at the Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership and Indiana University Northwest's School of Public and Environmental Affairs' Environmental Public Health in Northwest Indiana Open House event. Stop by and say hi!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/910650/.

Attend the Plan Commission meeting as they consider Amazon's fill permit at its proposed "Hobart Tech Park" data center complex, which will operate on 605 acres near homes and schools.

Residents will have 2 minutes to make a public comment. Speak out and make your voice heard against the draft permit!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/893167/.

And learn more and support the local group at https://hobartdatacenters.org.

Join community members across the region for the first in a series of protests aimed at NIPSCO's unaffordable rates and monopoly greed. NIPSCO customers pay the highest energy bills in the state.

This event is organized by the community through the NIPSCO Monopoly Madness Facebook Page and will be held throughout the afternoon outside NiSource headquarters. Bring a sign and your neighbors!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/893772/.

Attend the upcoming Commissioners meeting as they consider NIPSCO's request to rezone agricultural land to industrial across an estimated 1,015 acres it owns at the Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield for a massive new combined cycle gas plant poised to power the data center boom in the region and become the state's third-worst carbon polluter, in addition to a possible data center and a peaker gas plant. A vote is expected.

Speak out and make your voice heard against the rezone!

Register at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/893151/.