[United States] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 1, 2025, approximately two dozen protesters gathered at a Porter County Board of Commissioners meeting in Indiana to oppose proposed data centers covering nearly 800 acres in Wheeler. The demonstration was classified as peaceful with low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether the protest influences local development decisions for data infrastructure projects.

Watch points

• Monitor whether the protest gains broader community support or escalates beyond peaceful demonstration
• Track Porter County Board of Commissioners' decision-making process regarding the proposed data center development