Shannon Heckt
Political Reporter at WVLA-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)
Political Reporter at WBRL-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)
Environment & Energy Reporter @MercuryVirginia | Prev: Nexstar Louisiana | PNW born | Proud @MurrowCollege grad
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route-fifty.com | Shannon Heckt
This story was originally published by the Virginia Mercury. Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing the impact of the electricity and water usage hit their utility bills. Now, many localities are debating how to balance the opportunities and challenges data centers present, and grappling with how to regulate them.
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pilotonline.com | Shannon Heckt
Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing the impact of the electricity and water usage hit their utility bills. Now, many localities are debating how to balance the opportunities and challenges data centers present, and grappling with how to regulate them. York County supervisors created new standards for data centers to follow in a June 17 meeting.
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yahoo.com | Shannon Heckt
In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing the impact of the electricity and water usage hit their utility bills.
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fauquiernow.com | Shannon Heckt
Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing the impact of the electricity and water usage hit their utility bills. Now, many localities are debating how to balance the opportunities and challenges data centers present, and grappling with how to regulate them. York County supervisors created new standards for data centers to follow in a June 17 meeting.
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12onyourside.com | Shannon Heckt
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - With summer officially kicking off on Friday, elected officials and worker advocates are pushing for more state legislation aimed at supporting people who have to work outside in the hot temperatures, Virginia Mercury reports. When a person’s body can’t bring their internal temperature down in these warm climates, it can lead to heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
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Advocates called on the General Assembly to pass laws to protect outside workers from the heat. They believe a federal rule is far off. #vapol #valeg https://t.co/mgW274LAfP
Lizard time looks a little different these days https://t.co/QDybBSuPLB
Statewide solar regulations struggle to pass in the General Assembly. Without those consistent rules people are seeing projects getting held up by county governments over concerns of losing ag land and other issues. #vagov #vapol #valeg https://t.co/CWzV8aJ4Bz