Environmental and Health Harms of AI Data Centers in Wisconsin

Amy Barrilleaux is communications director for Clean Wisconsin, the state’s oldest and largest environmental advocacy group. She oversees Clean Wisconsin’s external communications strategy, including media relations, public affairs, video production and social media, and she serves as the organization’s spokesperson.

Amy also hosts The Defender, Wisconsin’s environmental podcast. Amy has served on the national Public Affairs Council of the American Water Works Association and was also chair of the Image and PR Committee of the Wisconsin Section of the American Water Works Association. She has been a frequent speaker about source water protection and crisis communication at conferences across the region and country, including the U.S. Water Alliance One Water Summit, the Symposium on Water Research for Wisconsin, Midwestern Legislative Conference, and Mid-America Regulatory Conference.

Amy has worked as an award-winning journalist in television, print, radio news, and she leans on that vital storytelling experience every day to engage new audiences around the importance of protecting our environment.

A Louisiana native, Amy spent her childhood summers fishing with her father in the lakes, bays and bayous of the Pelican State. She currently serves on the board of directors of the River Food Pantry in Madison. She lives in Madison with her husband, daughter, son, cat and dog, and, true to her Louisiana heritage, enjoys cooking and eating.

Program is accessible on the RFPL Facebook or YouTube page.

The Sustainability Speakers Series is a partnership with Hope For Earth, UW-River Falls Sustainability and the River Falls Public Library.