Three jurisdictions in Maryland have now paused or plan to pause data center development as more information is collected on the potential environmental impacts on residential communities.
Some residents held a rally against data centers outside the Prince George’s County government building in Largo earlier this week. They held up signs that read “Ban data centers in MD” and “Silence is not an option.”
“Say no data center, no data data center,” one demonstrator sang into a mic.
The rally happened as Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha introduced legislation that would put a moratorium on new data center development for two years. A six-month data center ban in the county has expired.
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