NY Times: More Data in the Cloud Means More Centers on the Ground to Move It

Demand for Data Centers Is Soaring – The New York Times (nytimes.com) “…But finding enough land to build a data center and sufficient electricity to run it can be a challenge. And developers must address community concerns about these behemoth buildings, which are popping up Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss

Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss | News | princewilliamtimes.com Voters rejected data center proliferation, activists say By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 28, 2023 Updated Jun 28, 2023 Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler, who Read More …

Kevin Coyle: Media Coverage of PWC Opposition to Data Center Takeover

Kevin Coyle Data center news round up Coverage of Voter Opposition to Prince William County’s 80 Million Square Foot Data Center Takeover By Kevin Coyle June 24,2003 Residents of Prince William County have been ignored and even run over by tone deaf and arrogant public Read More …

InsideNoVa Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy

Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy | Headlines | insidenova.com June 23, 2022 Tim McCormick holds up a child with a sign protesting data center development in Prince William County in September 2022 outside a public hearing on the PW Read More …

NBC4: Stunning upset – Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary

Prince William voters back data center opponents in primary – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary By Julie Carey, News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief and Matthew Barakat • Published June 22, 2023 • Updated on June 22, 2023 at 7:51 pm Tuesday’s primary delivered a stunning result in Read More …

Prince William Times: UPDATED: Lawson supporters cite data center concerns in GOP primary for county chair

UPDATED: Lawson supporters cite data center concerns in GOP primary for county chair | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 22, 2023 Updated 20 hrs ago Supervisor Jeanine Lawson courtesy   Supervisor Jeanine Lawson handily won the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s primary election to run for Read More …

BisNow: Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development

Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development (bisnow.com) NationalData Center June 22, 2023 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A surprise result in a Northern Virginia primary election has the potential to slow data center development in Prince William County, a Read More …

AP: Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia

Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia | AP News By MATTHEW BARAKAT   June 22, 2023 FILE – Dale Browne, president of the Great Oak Homeowners Association, speaks Aug. 29, 2022, at a rally near Manassas, Va., protesting a newly built data Read More …

Washington Post: Data Center Backlash Fuels Prince William Board Chair’s Election Loss

By Antonio Olivo      June 21, 2023           (Data center backlash fuels Prince William board chair’s election loss – The Washington Post) Four years ago, Ann B. Wheeler (D-At Large) was elected chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors as part of a liberal wave sweeping Read More …

Washington Post: Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary

Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary Story by Antonio Olivo, Teo Armus, Olivia Diaz • June 20, 2023 10:54 PM Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary© Ann B. Wheeler; Committee to Elect Deshundra Deshundra Jefferson appeared to oust incumbent Prince Read More …

VOTE Tomorrow!

Dear Neighbors, Friends, and PWC Residents, Over the past two years – together: We have traveled twice to Richmond to support legislation to control data center proliferation. We have marched in a parade highlighting the unique qualities of our Rural Crescent. We have initiated TWO recalls:  one Read More …

Held hostage by outside influences …. Vote to change it

On May 23, concerning land-use management behaviors were on full display at the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting. The Rock Water Farm’s application for a special use permit to operate a landscaping and truck facility along U.S. 15 in the Gainesville District was Read More …

Prince William Times: Letter to Editor: There’s something we can do about corporate influence in land-use decisions: VOTE

LETTER: There’s something we can do about corporate influence in land-use decisions: VOTE | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com In Prince William County, the influence brought to bear by developers, data centers, and their law firms on all aspects of this county and its operations is pervasive, Read More …

The Guardian: ‘We’re mowed over’: colossal data centers are taking over the US countryside

‘We’re mowed over’: colossal data centers are taking over the US countryside | Virginia | The Guardian Aliya Uteuova Mon 5 Jun 2023 06.00 EDT Existing data centers are built close to residential areas in Manassas, Virginia. Photograph: Shuran Huang/The Guardian New developments for cloud computing Read More …

Thoroughfare: Press Release: Va. Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare Included in National Park Service Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

Va. Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare Included in National Park Service Reconstruction Era National Historic Network IMMEDIATE RELEASE Va. Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare Included in National Park Service Reconstruction Era National Historic Network (THOROUGHFARE, VA, 6/5/23) – The Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare, an organization founded Read More …