A report warned of health risks from a Loudoun County data center. Regulators moved fast to push back
Virginia's environmental regulator swiftly challenged a report that warned of health risks and pollution from a self-powered data center in Loudoun County. A Politico investigation revealed that the agency's rebuttal closely mirrored the data center company's own talking points.
Virginia's environmental regulator rapidly moved to contest a report that detailed potential health risks and pollution associated with a self-powered data center situated in Loudoun County, Virginia. According to an investigation conducted by Politico, the environmental agency's prompt pushback against the report notably echoed talking points previously presented by the data center company involved.
The article suggests scrutiny into the regulatory body's actions, highlighting a potential alignment with the industry's narrative rather than an independent assessment of environmental and health concerns raised by the report.