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Residents push county to ban hyperscale AI data centers; council says permitting pause remains
Summary
Multiple speakers urged the Prince George's County Council to ban hyperscale AI/data centers over environmental, health and surveillance concerns; councilmembers said permitting pauses and state studies are in play while county-level zoning and incentives are being reconsidered.
At a community listening session in Glenarden, several residents urged the Prince George's County Council to permanently ban hyperscale AI and data-center development, citing environmental justice, energy demand and limited local employment.
"Put your feet down and permanently ban AI data centers from the county," said Selah, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, during public comment. Selah and other speakers warned of increased energy and water demand, pollution and the potential for surveillance technologies.
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