Groups submit appeal of air quality permit for embattled Ridgeline data center and power facility
News ClipWV News·Charleston, Kanawha County, WV·3/13/2026
A collection of citizen groups, including Tucker United, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and the Sierra Club, have filed an appeal challenging an air quality permit granted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for a planned data center and power plant facility in Tucker County, West Virginia. The groups argue that the facility was improperly classified as a minor source of air pollution, and that critical emissions data was withheld from the public, making it impossible to assess the facility's impact on the community.
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A group of citizen organizations, including Tucker United, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and the Sierra Club, have appealed the air quality permit granted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for the proposed Ridgeline Facility, which includes a data center and power plant. The groups argue that the facility was improperly classified as a minor source of air pollution, and that critical emissions data was withheld from the public. Fundamental Data, the company behind the Ridgeline project, remains confident in the regulatory process and will continue with the development.