Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers hand out signs opposing a data center complex in Tucker County, West Virginia, following a public meeting on June 30, ...

West Virginia has seen multiple data centers popping up following the passage of House Bill 2014 which was signed into law in April. It encourages these centers ...

The following analysis is intended as a high-level overview. The issue is complex and highly nuanced. Additional pieces will follow as the debate unfolds, including conversations with expert guests on ...

CHARLESTON – The public comment period is now open for West Virginians to weigh in on proposed rules governing the certification of sites for the state’s new law aimed at luring data centers powered ...

Some argue that data centers are incompatible with conservation. I understand that instinct. Large facilities, heavy use of energy, and deep community footprints can raise legitimate questions. But ...

West Virginia is now on the frontline of a national shift that most people won’t notice until it shows up in their own bills, water tables or the substation down the road. This goes far beyond the ...

Data centers are the same kind of extraction, only this time the corporations are hiding them behind fences, nondisclosure agreements and a lot of glossy PR about “upcycling” coal mines and powering ...