"NAACP leaders cite energy, water usage and a lack of transparency around the project as causes for concern."

"BESSEMER, Ala.—Residents living around the site of a proposed 4.5 million-square-foot data center campus have a new ally in their fight against what they say is an unwanted and unneeded development: the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 

In an open letter sent to Bessemer’s planning and zoning commission, representatives of the organization’s local, state and national offices expressed concerns about the proposal, called Project Marvel, and its implications for the surrounding community. 

“On behalf of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP, and the NAACP Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, we are writing to oppose the construction of the Logistic Land Investments data center known as Project Marvel,” the letter said."

Lee Hedgepeth reports for Inside Climate News September 25, 2025. [2]