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Resident urges caution on data centers, cites health and environmental concerns
Summary
During public comment, a Paulding County resident warned about local environmental and health risks from closed-loop data centers, asked the board to wait for federal reviews, and cited local school performance and county demographics in arguing for caution.
Catherine Copeland, a resident of unincorporated Paulding County, used the meeting’s public comment period to urge commissioners to consider potential environmental and health risks before approving data centers in the county.
Copeland summarized research she said she reviewed about closed-loop data-center cooling systems, saying such systems rely on corrosion inhibitors, biocides and antifreeze blends that can accumulate as water is recycled and require…
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