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Environmental Groups Emphasize Call for Immediate Data Center Moratorium as Virginia Budget Agreement Falls Short

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Environmental Groups Emphasize Call for Immediate Data Center Moratorium as Virginia Budget Agreement Falls Short New budget includes ineffective studies, massive tech subsidies, and dangerous incentives targeting low-income communities   RICHMOND, VA – Following the release on Friday of the latest state budget agreement, environmental advocates are doubling down on calls for an immediate moratorium […]

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Too Fast and Furious: Environmental Groups Demand Immediate Data Center Moratorium in Virginia

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Too Fast and Furious: Environmental Groups Demand Immediate Data Center Moratorium in Virginia With lawmakers divided and delaying reform, data center approvals should halt until strong safeguards are in place. Proposed study commission is not the solution.  RICHMOND, VA – As Virginia lawmakers continue to delay meaningful action on the rapidly expanding data center industry,

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CCAN Action Fund Announces Endorsements for Maryland House and Senate

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CCAN Action Fund Announces Endorsements for Maryland House and Senate Leading advocacy group announces support for dozens of climate champions statewide    ANNAPOLIS, MD — Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) Action Fund announced today its first round of candidate endorsements for the 2026 Maryland elections, highlighting a diverse slate of aspiring lawmakers who are committed

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Environmental Groups Say House Budget Proposal Fails Virginians, Backtracks on Clean Energy Standards

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Environmental Groups Say House Budget Proposal Fails Virginians, Backtracks on Clean Energy Standards Budget punts on needed reforms, as Virginians are demanding greater accountability  RICHMOND, VA – Today, the Virginia House of Delegates unveiled its budget proposal, which turns the House’s previous clean energy standard provisions into a study of the data center industry –

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D.C. Council Advances Landmark ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Study as Extreme Weather Costs Mount

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D.C. Council Advances Landmark ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Study as Extreme Weather Costs Mount FY2027 budget includes fully funded Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study Amendment Act to determine costs of climate disasters to D.C. taxpayers as basis for holding major polluters accountable   WASHINGTON, DC — The D.C. Council advanced a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget yesterday

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Charles County Planning Commission Recommends Rejecting Data Center Zoning Amendment in Unanimous Vote

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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

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Howard County Approves Data Center Moratorium and Task Force Legislation

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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

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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

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All Montgomery County Council Incumbents and Leading County Executive Candidates Declare Support of Data Centers Powered by 100% Clean Energy

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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

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Virginia’s delegation in Congress should reject gift to Big Oil

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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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