Data Centers in Northern Virginia
In deciding the future stage of AI development, data centers hold the current center of attention. Not only are policymakers rightly concerned on where to build data centers and how to sustain their operation, but also if their placement and impact will be felt evenly across the economy and environment. Unsurprisingly, Northern Virginia has become a primary site for such contestation. However, such impacts are disproportionately affecting different NOVA regions. In this article, we attempted...