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STERLING, Va. — Not long after the enormous data center sprouted in Jessica Medeiros’s residential neighborhood, she began seeing black smoke. “There are times when the generators are running and … ...

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Though many of us take grid power for granted, if it goes down for any reason many of us are left in the dark. The Sierro is ...

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A Pennsylvania environmental group is calling for a moratorium on data center development until lawmakers can adopt stricter policies. Penn Future called for a pause on data center development across ...

The Maryland Department of the Environment on Wednesday approved a highly contested air quality permit that authorizes a company to install 99 diesel-fired backup generators at a data center site near ...