Charles County Planning Commission Recommends Rejecting Data Center Zoning Amendment in Unanimous Vote Dozens of residents turned out for rally and hearing to voice concerns over energy, water, and noise impacts and call for halt in data center development CHARLES COUNTY, MD – The Charles County Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday, June 1, to recommend […]
Howard County Approves Data Center Moratorium and Task Force Legislation Howard joins growing number of Maryland jurisdictions pausing new data center development based on a groundswell of concern from county residents ELLICOTT CITY, MD – The Howard County Council unanimously approved, on Monday, June 1, a 17-month moratorium on new data centers in the
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Over 125 Maryland General Assembly Candidates Support RENEW Act to Make Polluters Pay for Rising Climate Costs Bipartisan candidates across Maryland back effort to shift climate costs to fossil fuel companies, fund climate resilience, and protect taxpayers from rising costs ANNAPOLIS, MD — As Southern states brace for a dangerous heat wave and Maryland
All Montgomery County Council Incumbents and Leading County Executive Candidates Declare Support of Data Centers Powered by 100% Clean Energy In Maryland’s most populous county, a bipartisan majority of candidates for county office commit to enacting landmark clean energy requirements for data centers, building on momentum across the state and beyond. ROCKVILLE, MD – In
Virginia’s delegation in Congress should reject gift to Big Oil Op-Ed by Victoria Higgins, CCAN Action Fund’s Virginia Director, initially published in the Virginian Pilot. They say everything is bigger in Texas. Does that include double standards? U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wants to take away a right that Texas has used for decades: the ability of
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More Than 100 General Assembly Candidates Pledge to Reform Data Center Policy in Maryland CCAN Action Fund pledge asks candidates to commit to 100% clean-energy data centers ANNAPOLIS, MD — Amid rising concern over unchecked data center growth and escalating electricity costs for voters and communities, more than 100 candidates for the Maryland
Data Centers Should Run on Clean Energy LTE by Ariel Vogel, CCAN Action Fund Volunteer from Richmond, VA, initially published in the Richmond Times Dispatch. As a Richmond resident, I’m watching the General Assembly’s ongoing budget and tax incentive debates with growing concern. While lawmakers are rightly focused on balancing fiscal priorities, we can’t lose
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‘Communities First, Not Big Tech.’: Baltimore County Residents Rally, Testify at Towson Data Center Public Input Meeting Participants spoke out at the Baltimore County Planning Board meeting to shape recommendations on zoning, environmental impacts, and oversight; demanded leaders put neighborhoods before Big Tech interests TOWSON, MD — To demand greater community involvement in data center
Data Center Moratorium Bill Passes Baltimore City Council, Moves Forward to the Mayor Residents and advocates rallied outside, calling for action before the council approved a one-year pause on large developments to assess environmental, economic, and grid impacts BALTIMORE, MD — A Baltimore City Council bill to establish a one-year moratorium on new large-scale
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