NEWS ARTICLES / RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

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• Posted on June 10, 2025: A Guide to Evaluating Energy, Water and Environmental Effects of Industrial Data Center Development, Kevin J. Coyle, JD  - Link...
• June 6, 2025: Data centers blamed for electric bill spike, new report says - Link...
• June 6, 2025: Data Centers are Endangering Virginia (Jeff Eastland) - Link...
• June 4, 2025: Data Center boom may end up being "irrational," investor warns - Link...
• May 25, 2025: Report highlights community pushback stalling $64 billion in data center development nationwide - Link...
• May 21, 2025: Community pushback stalls $64 billion in nationwide data center development - Link...
• May 12, 2025: Worried About Data Centers in Stafford? Group Hosts Info Session May 13 at Porter Library -  Link...
• May 5, 2025: City Officials Caught Off Guard as Bank Tenant Sidesteps Millions in Data Center Taxes - Link...
• April 30, 2025: Data centers, non-disclosure agreements and democracy - Link...
• April 10, 2025: Lawmakers fear AI data centers will drive up residents' power bills - Link...
• April 5, 2025: Gov. Youngkin rejects bipartisan data center reform measure - Link...
• March 19, 2025: In Stafford, proposed data centers regulation goes down by tight margin - Link...
• March 13, 2025:Stafford Data Center discussion focuses on revenue, neighborhood impact - Link...
• February 17, 2025: Data Center Proposed in Historic Area of South Stafford - Link...

2024 Articles:

• December 26, 2024: Stafford calls for special data center vote proposing fast-track approval process - Link...
• December 9, 2024: Data Centers could triple energy demands if unconstrained - Link... 
• December 2, 2024: Data centers and Virginia’s special kind of denialism - Link...
• October 22, 2024: Local jurisdictions sign NDAs with Data Center - Link...
• September 19, 2024: Stafford's largest data center gets green light - Link...
• August 20, 2024: Stafford County to Discusss Major Data Center Proposal on Eskimo Hill Rd - Link...
• July 25, 2024: Environmental groups voice concerns about data centers - Link...
• May 1, 2024: States rethink data centers as ‘electricity hogs’ strain the grid -  Link...
• January 16, 2024: As data centers spread, state lawmakers propose new development rules - Link...
• January 4, 2024: Stafford officials approve data center agreement with Amazon - Link...

2023 Articles:

• December 6, 2023: Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' residents way an eerie hum is keeping them up at night - Link...
• November 27, 2023: Unsustainable, resource-hungry and loud: Why Chandler, AZ wants to ban more data centers - Link...
• November 21, 2023: A 5-point plan for Virginia’s data centers - Link...
• April 16, 2023: Why are ratepayers footing the bill for Virginia’s data center buildout? - Link...
• April 12, 2023: Department of Environmental Quality withdraws proposed variance for data centers - Link...
• March 27, 2023: Stafford's first data center application calls for 24 buildings - Link...
• February 15, 2023: Building more Virginia data centers requires increased pollution controls - Link...

2022 and Earlier Articles:

• December 9, 2022: Virginia Has a Data Center Problem - Link...
• February 15, 2019: Growth in data centers overpowers Virginia’s renewable energy gains - Link...