Who Bears the Burden? Spatial Justice and the New AI Frontier: Environmental Justice with Dr. Khalil Shahyd
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In this episode of North Star Gaze, guest Dr. Khalil Shahyd—Senior Strategist at the Natural Resources Defense Council—joins Erica Phillips and guest host Dr. Adrienne Hollis to explore how spatial justice shapes environmental and economic outcomes. Drawing on his lived experience, activism, and scholarship in political ecology and economic geography, Dr. Shahyd unpacks the historical roots of environmental injustice and examines the rapid expansion of hyperscale AI data centers. The conversation reveals how these facilities threaten frontline communities through resource extraction, misinformation, and unequal power—while offering strategies for education, resistance, and community-centered policy.