The Howard County Council unanimously approved a temporary ban on data centers Monday. Vice Chair Christiana Rigby introduced legislation prohibiting the construction of new data center projects in the county until more information on their impact is analyzed. It’s especially needed, she said, because the county hasn’t updated its zoning regulations governing data processing and telecommunications since 1993. Current regulations reflect a “smaller-scale, lower-intensity form of development” that differs from modern data centers, according to the legislation. The bill prohibits Howard County’s Department of Planning and Zoning from accepting new site development plans and new applications for data centers. Read more: bit.ly/49AYoq7 📸: Jeffrey F. Bill, @capgaznews

A large data center could be built in Dickerson, MD, without the right protections - reach out to your Councilmember and the County Executive to demand a pause on data center development until strong regulations are in place! actionnetwork.org/letters/st… #DataCenter #ClimateChange

Dickerson hyperscale Data Center application will be discussed on Tuesday June 2 at 9:30am by the Development Review Committee - watch here youtube.com/@MontgomeryPlann…

Thank you for joining us at the webinar on data centers on May 21st! Link youtu.be/RknvEfQW7FM - Your active engagement, thoughtful questions, and valuable insights made the session especially meaningful and productive. We truly appreciate your time and contributions!

Take action TODAY to ask your councilmember for strong data center regulations in Montgomery County - actionnetwork.org/letters/st… The County Council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee will meet in June to discuss the Zoning Text Amendment ZTA 26-01 which would allow large data centers in any light, medium, and heavy industrial zone in the County.

BREAKING: @AOC just got an EPA administrator to commit to investigate water quality around data center builds. Last week, AOC joined More Perfect Union on a trip to Morgan County, Georgia, where she met with residents living near a site that will host a massive Meta data center. Residents haven't had clean well water since the construction project began.

The Climate Mobilization Webinar TODAY - Thursday, May 21, 7:30pm "Zoning and regulatory changes allowing hyperscale data centers in MoCo" - register here bit.ly/4dp1pL5

There are now three competing bills on how data centers should be sited in the County - one Zoning Text Amendment that would allow hyperscale data centers and two moratoriums on data center permits - six months and two years. Learn more here mocoalliance.org/news/three-…

The Climate Mobilization Webinar - Thursday, May 21, 7:30pm "Zoning and regulatory changes allowing hyperscale data centers in MoCo" - register here bit.ly/4dp1pL5

USDA to spend $1 billion to promote climate-friendly agriculture reuters.com/markets/commodit…

🚨#BREAKING: A Plane has crashed, and bursts into flames at DeKalb Peachtree airport 📌#Georgia I #GA A Plane Has Crashed And Is On Fire At DeKalb Peachtree Airport In Georgia. There Are Reports Of Multiple Fatalities as video shows thick black smoke from the aircraft

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