‘Not good economic growth’: Residents call for protections against proposed data centers in WV

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,273

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Residents from communities across West Virginia where data center developments are being proposed arrived at the state Capitol on Thursday with a message for their lawmakers: Community wellbeing must take priority over data center business interests.

During a news conference on Thursday, locals from Tucker, Mingo, Logan and Mason counties reiterated concerns and fears they and their neighbors have shared in the year since lawmakers passed House Bill 2014. That law — signed by …

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