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Data Centers are everywhere in Northern Virginia and more are coming. In 2018, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a data center complex directly on Goose Creek, a state designated scenic river, despite enormous opposition from preservations, environmentalists and voters. In December of 2022, the Prince William Supervisors abruptly eliminated their “Rural Crescent”, a sacred protected space they established in 1998 as a permanent Urban Growth Boundary. The reason? To allow a 2,100 acre Data Center Complex next to the Manassas National Battlefield Park. And last week, the Warrenton Town Council voted to allow a data center in their historic town despite a year of well-organized, loud and overwhelming opposition from local citizens and preservation organizations.
Why is this happening? Why are our representatives approvi ...
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