Environmental Reporter / Researcher — Texas Data Centers & Landowner Impacts

Title: Environmental Reporter / Researcher —Texas Landowner Toolkit pdf/booklet Overview: I run a law firm and just launced a Texas-focused public-information website about how the data-center boom affects landowners — their water, air, property value, and quiet enjoyment of their land. We're looking for a sharp environmental reporter or research-writer to produce original, rigorously sourced, Texas-specific material for residents: explainers, a community resource toolkit, and reported pieces featuring real Texas landowners and facilities. This is to address the concerning and rising trend of AI datacenters being built here in Texas which are greatly affecting property rights, enviromental, health, energy and water. This is original journalism/research, not SEO filler. I have begun to already generate routine articles in-house. What we need from you is the work a person does that software can't: real reporting, primary-source digging, fact-checking, and clear writing that a worried landowner or citizen can actually use. Start with a paid trial project (details below). Strong work leads to an ongoing part-time engagement (~[5–10] hrs/week). What you'd produce (trial project): One flagship "Texas Landowner's Data Center Toolkit" (~2,500–3,500 words / structured sections) modeled on community toolkits but framed for individual landowners. Our angle (important — please align your pitch to it) --We are NOT anti-AI and NOT an activist/“stop data centers” campaign. Our thesis: data centers will be built, but a project doesn't get to harm its neighbors for free. We advocate for fair, just compensation and accountability for landowners harmed in their land, water, air, and quiet enjoyment. --Tone: factual, calm, credible, useful. Not alarmist, not partisan. Sourcing & accuracy standards (non-negotiable) --Every factual claim and figure must trace to a named primary source (peer-reviewed study, government/agency data, court filing, named interview). No invented numbers, no unsourced stats. --Original wording only. Link out to sources; never copy or republish third-party text, images, or PDFs. --This site is sponsored by a Texas attorney, so content is informational only — no legal advice, no outcome promises — and is reviewed before publishing under Texas attorney-advertising guidelines we provide. You don't need to be a lawyer, but you must be comfortable writing within that review. You're a great fit if you have --A journalism, environmental-science, or policy background, with published clips (environment, energy, local government, or investigative beats preferred). --Comfort with public-records / FOIA requests (if necessary) and reading permits or technical documents. --Familiarity with Texas (TCEQ, groundwater conservation districts, the DFW/Central Texas/West Texas data-center map) is a strong plus. --Clean, plain-English writing for a general audience. Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. jimmy