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Data Centers in the News

Hanover resident oppose new data center proposal just off Route 33 in Ashland

WRIC ABC 8 News

Community meeting draws critics of Mountain Road data center plan

12 On Your Side

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Plans withdrawn for 400-acre data center development in Hanover

Hanover planning commission rejects HHHunt data center project near Wyndham

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Data Drain:
The Land and Water Impacts of the AI Boom

Read the report from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

A Letter from the United Methodist Church 

Read the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Board of Church and Society's letter addressing concern over proposed Commonwealth data centers

WTVR Coverage:
October 21, 2025

Why these Wyndham residents oppose proposed 400-acre data center campus near their community

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The Hidden Cost of the Cloud

Data Centers in Virginia

Data Center Alley

A Cautionary Tale

Spotlight:
The New Energy Crisis

Investigating the impact of Virginia’s data center explosion — a special series by the Fauquier Times & Prince William Times

More Data Centers are coming to Virginia

Amid a lack of oversight

I live Next to Amazon's largest data center

"They're stealing our water."

Beating Back Data Centers

Data centers are spreading across the country and contributing to rising electricity bills

Largest Concentration of Data Centers in the World Is Decimating Energy Progress in Virginia

The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia’s water

How NDAs keep AI data center details hidden from Americans

Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town

By Community Voice Alliance and secured by Wix

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