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Harvard Medicine: Noise and Health
https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/noise-and-health
Virginia narrowly avoided power cuts when 60 data centers dropped off the grid at once
Boon or bane: What will data centers do to the grid?
https://www.canarymedia.com/boon-or-bane-what-will-data-centers-do-to-the-grid
Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it’s not fair
Charles City neighbors voice frustrations over proposed data center
Understanding the impact of data center noise pollution
Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission: Data Centers in Virginia
Explaining an AI bubble burst and what it could mean
https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Explaining-an-AI-bubble-burst-and-what-it-could-mean
Why more data centers haven’t meant lower tax bills – yet
Microsoft data center leases slowing, analysts say, raising investor attention
Microsoft cancels AI data centre leases amid oversupply concerns: report
Data centers’ secrecy often keeps residents in the dark
How much energy will AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00616-z
Crackdown on Power-Guzzling Data Centers May Soon Come Online in California
Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring — and mostly secret
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x
Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy
https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-centers-ireland-6c0d63cbda3df740cd9bf2829ad62058
More Data Centers Spark Concerns for Virginia Residents
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117
Charles City Citizens First 