Data Centers

'Us & Them' Explores The Challenge To Stay Or Go, This West Virginia Morning

Economic growth in West Virginia ranks close to the bottom in national rankings. It’s not just losing jobs, it’s also losing young people. In the first of two new Us & Them episodes, host Trey Kay talks with several young adults from the Mountain State asking whether they will stay put or find their future elsewhere.

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Community Members Come Together With Goals To Affect Data Center Development

The group opposes the unchecked buildout of data centers and are seeking four key points including local control and community consent.

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National Report Highlights Use Of Opioid Settlement Funds For Police Surveillance, This West Virginia Morning

As one of the hardest hit states in the country's opioid crisis, communities across West Virginia have started spending their portion of the roughly $1 billion in settlements from pharmaceutical companies and distributors. Schuyler Mitchell, assistant news director at nonprofit newsroom Mother Jones, reported last month on the use of the funds to purchase automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, from companies like Flock. She spoke to Chris Schulz about her findings.

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One TN Community Offers A Glimpse At What To Expect As Hyperscale Data Centers Come Online

The mayor of Gallatin, Tennessee, says a hyperscale Meta data center is the city’s largest taxpayer and has done a lot of charitable giving in the community. But two years into operation, residents in the northern Tennessee town still have concerns about its effect on utilities, the environment, and property values.

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