Community and environmental advocates accused the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection of willful indifference and inaccessibility during a public meeting it held Monday on permits it has signaled it will approve for data center facilities in Mingo County.

The DEP’s virtual public meeting Monday evening drew roughly three dozen attendees and a long string of comments urging the agency to reconsider its preliminary determination to issue the proposed air quality permits for New York City-based TransGas Development Systems LLC to build two off-grid generating facilities to provide power to adjacent data centers. Energy and Environment

Data center advancement sparking environmental, economic concerns throughout WV

By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com

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