Mother Jones | The Data Center Next Door by Reveal
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In Virginia, former farmland—now home to Amazon data centers as close as 50 feet from residential houses—has become a hub for an unprecedented concentration of data facilities, outpacing any other region worldwide. Developers are pressing to expand this network even onto historically protected sites such as the Manassas National Battlefield Park, prompting local activist Elena Schlossberg to warn that the scale of land displacement is largely misunderstood, describing the opposition as a mix of “NIMBY” (not in my backyard) and “NOTE” (not over there, either). A recent episode of *Reveal* explores how these developments intersect with the AI‑driven future, highlighting tensions between neighbors and the “tech lords” shaping plans that may affect communities regardless of their consent.
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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/data-centers-northern-virginia-manassas-ai-sam-altman/
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