Brown water, dust and loud noises: Louisa homeowner sues Amazon over data center construction

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 1,031

Last Updated: 6 days, 11 hours ago

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From the driveway of his Louisa home and business, Austin Newsome sees dozens of dump trucks barrel down Route 33 most days, hauling dirt and other debris. The road is stained rusty red from the soil displaced by the construction of Amazon’s latest data center campus in the county.

One day, Newsom said, his neighbor across the street up and left.

“I was like, oh no, he’s picked up and gone. And then …

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