Elizabeth McGowan

Sep 12, 2024 | canarymedia.com | Elizabeth McGowan

For instance, he said, Southwest Virginia might be the right fit for backing up federal data but less so for applications such as livestreaming video or trading stocks. Loudoun County and surrounding Northern Virginia are home to almost 300 data centers, the biggest concentration of such campuses in the world. It’s the crossroads for roughly 70% of global internet traffic.

Sep 9, 2024 | energynews.us | Elizabeth McGowan

Correction: David Porter, vice president of electrification and sustainable energy strategy at EPRI, spoke generally about the challenges and opportunities of constructing data centers and coordinating with utilities. He did not speak specifically about the Southwest Virginia project. Will Payne and Will Clear are all too aware of the skeptics. But those doubters only fuel the duo’s vision for Southwest Virginia.

Aug 15, 2024 | whro.org | Elizabeth McGowan

This is the final story in a series about highway development through Virginia’s Black communities, and efforts to reconnect neighborhoods decimated generations earlier. NORFOLK, Va.—On a Norfolk map, St. Paul’s Boulevard appears as a north-south arterial. But local urban geographer Johnny Finn views that same six-lane strip near Interstate 264 as a stark line of disparity.

Jul 22, 2024 | arktimes.com | Benjamin Hardy |Sam Eifling |David Koon |Elizabeth McGowan

The Arkansas Times turns 50 in 2024. To celebrate our golden anniversary, we’re looking back at the past half-century and sharing excerpts from some of our favorite pieces of reporting. On March 29, 2013, an aging ExxonMobil pipeline called the Pegasus burst open behind a neighborhood in Mayflower, sending noxious fumes into the air and 210,000 gallons of crude oil gushing down suburban streets and into nearby wetlands.

Jul 15, 2024 | whro.org | Elizabeth McGowan

This story is a second in a series about highway development through Virginia’s Black communities, and efforts to reconnect neighborhoods decimated generations earlier. By Elizabeth McGowanThe Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRORICHMOND, Va.—Civil rights activist Gary Flowers bowed his head near a scrappy patch of grass hard by Interstate 95 on the north side of Jackson Ward. “This is sacred land,” he said, gesturing toward what was once 911 N.