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Most data centers have semitruck-sized diesel backup generators, making sporadic smoke plumes a fact of life for many in Virginia. An analysis of the emissions found that pollution from the generators could cause respiratory symptoms and premature death.

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Data centers are massive polluters driving up diesel prices. They rely on banks of diesel generators that spew particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, creating smog, acid rain, and asthma triggers. California has some of the strictest anti-pollution laws, yet keeps approving data centers nonstop. The CO2 emissions are enormous, but the climate crowd is suddenly silent. The hidden environmental cost of our digital addiction. Worth it?

Data centers are massive polluters driving up diesel prices. They rely on banks of diesel generators that spew particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, creating smog, acid rain, and asthma triggers. California has some of the strictest anti-pollution laws, yet keeps approving data centers nonstop. The CO2 emissions are enormous, but the climate crowd is suddenly silent. The hidden environmental cost of our digital addiction. Worth it?

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Here’s how this Data Center’s generators starts up in the morning in Florida Notice the constant stream of heavy black smoke Remember just a couple years ago when using electricity and diesel caused climate change, now data centers use as much power as cities and its no problem

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Here’s how this Data Center’s generators starts up in the morning in Florida Notice the constant stream of heavy black smoke Remember just a couple years ago when using electricity and diesel caused climate change, now data centers use as much power as cities and its no problem

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Wright: We will take backup generators already at data centers or behind the back of a Walmart and bring those on when we need extra electricity production

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There's new hope for premature babies and their families. Two studies by the University of Sydney have found that delaying clamping the umbilical cord by "two minutes" could reduce the risk of death in premature babies by more than half. #9News

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"Data Center Alley" a section of Virginia with the densest concentration of data centers in the country, caused the power to flicker across the East Coast. On Wednesday, July 22nd the electricity flickered on and off for about 10 minutes throughout the Eastern U.S., from Chicago to Boston to Miami. The cause appears to be a concentration of data centers straining the grid. Video from: NBC4 Washington

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Woman who lives in Virginia says her county alone has over 50 Data Centers and now they are being asked to conserve both power and water “Our temperatures are about to hit an average of 120° across the state, but you want us to preserve water and power so the data centers can run, and we're going to be the ones fitting the bill for all that power that gets used up” She’s absolutely correct I verified that parts of Virginia are sending conservation requests to residents For those that don’t know how bad it is in Virginia Data Center Alley alone in Northern Virginia hosts the world’s largest concentration of data centers, around 600–685 facilities with many more planned Things are only going to get worse

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Erin Brockovich has launched a website and has begun tracking all data centers in America and logging resident complaints In just 1 week it’s already logged 1,690 resident complaints For this who don’t remember Erin Brockovich was the paralegal responsible for winning out a case against PG&E, Hinckley in California, because their wastewater runoff was seeping into rural areas and creating a lot of health issues for, for the surrounding neighborhoods That case brought in a $333 million settlement that went to the families affected by the situation because a lot of them either had staggering medical bills due to their tap water was no longer safe So why is this important, well residents all over America are reporting their tap water and river water is being heavily polluted by data centers Her map of data centers is new, she just launched it The website features an interactive US map showing operational, under-construction, and proposed AI data centers, overlaid with community-reported complaints Residents can submit reports with details, photos, and locations. Within days of launch, it received a surge of submissions over 1,600 in the first week, and reports of 1,800+ from 47 states shortly after Common Resident Complaints Being Logged - Water usage - Raising utility bills for residents - Noise pollution: Constant 24/7 humming from fans, generators, and cooling systems disrupting sleep, daily life, and wildlife. - E-waste from frequent hardware upgrades, pollution including PFAS concerns

Erin Brockovich has launched a website and has begun tracking all data centers in America and logging resident complaints In just 1 week it’s already logged 1,690 resident complaints For this who don’t remember Erin Brockovich was the paralegal responsible for winning out a case against PG&E, Hinckley in California, because their wastewater runoff was seeping into rural areas and creating a lot of health issues for, for the surrounding neighborhoods That case brought in a $333 million settlement that went to the families affected by the situation because a lot of them either had staggering medical bills due to their tap water was no longer safe So why is this important, well residents all over America are reporting their tap water and river water is being heavily polluted by data centers Her map of data centers is new, she just launched it The website features an interactive US map showing operational, under-construction, and proposed AI data centers, overlaid with community-reported complaints Residents can submit reports with details, photos, and locations. Within days of launch, it received a surge of submissions over 1,600 in the first week, and reports of 1,800+ from 47 states shortly after Common Resident Complaints Being Logged - Water usage - Raising utility bills for residents - Noise pollution: Constant 24/7 humming from fans, generators, and cooling systems disrupting sleep, daily life, and wildlife. - E-waste from frequent hardware upgrades, pollution including PFAS concerns

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