Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns

Virginia's environmental regulator moved quickly to rebut a health impact analysis of a self-powered AI data center, sharing a defensive state report with industry before public release and coordinating messaging with Vantage Data Centers and industry trade groups. The episode reveals regulatory capture dynamics as data centres increasingly self-power to manage electricity costs amid AI boom demand.

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