Early Warning System

Big projects reach your town before you hear about them

Data centers. Battery plants. Pipelines. Power lines. The paperwork is public weeks before the meeting. GroundWatch reads it every day and tells you in plain English.

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Community Intelligence

What is being talked about in your county?

Enter your county and state. We search local news, commission agendas, and community sources right now and tell you what people are saying about development in your area.

Unverified community intelligence. These results come from local news, public meeting records, and community sources — not federal filings. Independently verify before acting on anything below. For verified federal signals, see the section below.

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Why it matters

Across the country, large projects show up in small towns before anyone hears a word. The filings are public the whole time. Land deals. Utility requests. Zoning changes. Environmental reviews. Most people just never see them in time to ask a question or show up to a meeting.

GroundWatch watches the public record every day and turns it into plain-English alerts for your county. Early enough to ask questions. Early enough to show up.

What the signals mean

Every alert is tagged so you know exactly what kind of record it is. No guessing, no jargon.

Proposed federal action

Something being planned or opened for comment

A government agency is proposing to do something, and the public can weigh in. The earliest kind of warning, like new flood maps or a permit notice.

Federal spending

Money being committed nearby

A federal contract or grant tied to your area, like funding for power, construction, or infrastructure work.

Existing cleanup site

An older record already on file

An EPA-listed contaminated or cleanup site already in the area. Useful context, not a new project arriving.

What signals look like
HighProposed federal action
FEMA is proposing new flood-zone maps that would change which properties are considered at risk and required to carry flood insurance.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
MediumFederal spending
The FAA is funding a new backup power-generation system at a regional airport.
Department of Transportation
LowExisting cleanup site
An EPA-listed contaminated site is on record in the area, flagged for monitoring.
Environmental Protection Agency
How it works
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Pick your county. Any county in any state. Monitoring starts immediately.
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We watch the public record daily. Environmental reviews, infrastructure grants, flood-map changes, federal contracts.
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Every Monday you get an email. Your county, nearby counties, and statewide signals. Plain English, with source links.