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Virginia Data Center video.
Northern Virginia, the data center capital of the world, faces significant local consequences from the industry's growth, including massive industrial buildings consuming farmland and green spaces, a strain on electricity […]
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Research Brief: Identifying Priority States for Data Center Regulation
Climate XChange's 50-state analysis identifies 25 states most vulnerable to data center impacts across five areas: greenhouse gas emissions, energy affordability and grid reliability, water stress, and tax and employment […]
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The Local Impact of Data Centers with Julie Bolthouse – YouTube
Julie Bolthouse highlighted the rapid growth of AI data centers in Virginia, which now occupy 57 million square feet, with another 189 million approved. These centers consume 25% of the […]
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Your Hour With APA Virginia: Planning for the Infrastructure of the Digital Age
This APA Virginia webinar, presented by Julie Bolthouse of the Piedmont Environmental Council, provides a comprehensive overview of data center development impacts for local planners and community advocates in Virginia. […]
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Localized Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia
In Northern Virginia, collective emissions from more than 100 data center backup generators rival output from the region's largest power plants. VCU researchers map CO, NOx and PM 2.5 at […]
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Texas losing a billion dollars a year on data center tax break
Texas forfeits at least $3.1 billion in sales tax revenue over two years through a data center exemption covering equipment, cooling systems and electricity. The break grew from $30 million […]
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Mapped: U.S. States Moving to Restrict Data Centers
Despite hundreds of announced projects, 11 U.S. states propose temporary bans or conditional restrictions on new data center construction. Maps each state's restriction type and duration alongside project counts — […]
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Piedmont Environmental Council – VA Data Center Map
An interactive, crowd-sourced web map created by the Piedmont Environmental Council that tracks existing and proposed data center facilities across Virginia — a state housing nearly 50% of all U.S. […]
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Secret data center tenant in Manassas not subject to business property taxes
A tenant in the Brickyard data center in Manassas, identified as a bank, is exempt from local business personal property taxes, leading to a significant revenue shortfall for the city. […]
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Unpaid Toll: The Health Impacts of Data Centers – YouTube and Health Report
Dr. Shaolei Ren's research highlights the public health costs of AI data centers due to air pollution, projecting that by 2028, health burdens could reach $10-20 billion, comparable to vehicle […]
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
State: Virginia
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Texas losing a billion dollars a year on data center tax break
Texas forfeits at least $3.1 billion in sales tax revenue over two years through a data center exemption covering equipment, cooling systems and electricity. The break grew from $30 million […]