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"A Constant Noise": in Virginia, Residents Living Near Data Centers Are Paying a Heavy Price for Ai

In the Ashburn area, the data center capital of the United States, which handles 70% of internet traffic, data centers have been built right across the street from homes. Residents are paying a heavy price, suffering from noise and pollution. Ashburn, Sterling, Richmond (USA), report From the air, the horizon is saturated with data centers—as far as the eye can see, everywhere. All around Ashburn, Virginia, gigantic, soulless, and charmless behe…
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In the Ashburn area, the data center capital of the United States, which handles 70% of internet traffic, data centers have been built right across the street from homes. Residents are paying a heavy price, suffering from noise and pollution. Ashburn, Sterling, Richmond (USA), report From the air, the horizon is saturated with data centers—as far as the eye can see, everywhere. All around Ashburn, Virginia, gigantic, soulless, and charmless behe…

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Reporterre, le quotidien de l'écologie… broke the news on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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