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Data Center Boom Hits Rural Appalachia • Strains on Power Grids and Water • Push to Ban Secret Land Deals | Roanoke News

Data Center Boom Hits Rural Appalachia • Strains on Power Grids and Water • Push to Ban Secret Land Deals | Roanoke News

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Massive data centers are expanding into rural Appalachia with minimal local employment, the facilities are straining local water supplies and electric grids while generating noise and secrecy concerns, and policy analysts are urging state-level bans on non-disclosure agreements along with mandatory environmental impact reviews.

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