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Virginia’s Water Crisis and Data Centers | Richmond News
Virginia’s biggest data center hub just released a damning study revealing that explosive growth and thirsty tech facilities are dangerously depleting groundwater in the eastern region. Scientists are sounding the alarm, urging regulators to gain stronger authority to deny water-intensive permits, enforce stricter limits, and force companies to find alternative water sources. Despite updated laws from 1992, they’re woefully inadequate. Environmental groups are furious the report sat untouched for six months, calling it a wake-up call for a state drowning in data centers. The study even…
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