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Residents, environmental groups urge Sayreville to remove data centers from Hercules redevelopment plan
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Residents and environmental groups pressed the Sayreville council to remove data centers from the Hercules redevelopment plan, citing large water use, air and noise pollution risks and urging zoning changes and impact studies before permitting.
Community members and environmental advocates urged the Sayreville mayor and council to remove data centers as a permitted use in the Hercules redevelopment plan and to require stronger local safeguards.
Cassandra (resident) told the council the redevelopment brochure referenced proposed data-center uses and said the materials suggested very large water demands; she said a realty brochure cited “up to 4,600,000 gallons of fresh water is possible per day” for the development. Brooke Helmick, director of policy for the New Jersey Environmental Justice…
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