Ohio residents voice environmental and transparency concerns over data center expansion at legislative hearing
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More than a hundred Ohioans submitted testimony to the state's Select Committee on Data Centers, voicing concerns about environmental impacts, the cost of tax breaks, and nondisclosure agreements that limit public scrutiny. Critics also expressed frustration that elected officials have been too slow to respond and that their responses have been inadequate. Many called for a moratorium on data center development in the state.
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· 4 pulledMore than a hundred Ohioans submitted testimony ahead of state lawmakers' Select Committee on Data Centers' single hearing for public comment.
Lawmakers heard an array of concerns about the proliferation of data centers around the state — the environmental impact, the cost of tax breaks, and the use of nondisclosure agreements to avoid public scrutiny.
Lawmakers also received pointed critiques from Ohioans who say elected officials have been too slow to respond to their frustrations, and their response thus far has been inadequate.
Many pressed lawmakers for a data center moratorium — a step lawmakers...
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