The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is addressing environmental strain caused by data centers, involving big tech companies like Amazon and Google in Fairfax County.
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Updated Aug 6
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What happened
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is addressing environmental strain caused by data centers, involving big tech companies like Amazon and Google in Fairfax County.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Fairfax County
county in Virginia, United States
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation
American non-profit organization
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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- Industry is facing calls for a moratorium on data centers in Oregon due to intense scrutiny over their energy and water consumption.
- Texas regulators, including Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton, ordered a pause on data center permits and began investigating water usage.