Save the Rural Crescent in PWC

11/22/2025

07/08/2025

Amazon, Meta and Google are among the beneficiaries of state tax exemptions for data centers that help power AI.

06/26/2025

Almost 160 million people in the United States are under a heat alert this week. How does extreme heat impact our water supply, especially as variability increases into the future? Will we be able to turn our taps on to quench our thirst, cook dinner, or flush the toilet?

Estimating future water requirements in the region is a challenge, especially in the face of increased variability in precipitation and temperatures. A recently published article by Dr. Cherie Schultz, Dr. Sarah Ahmed, and Dr. Alimatou Seck of ICPRB’s Section for Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac (CO-OP), explores the future risks and impacts of hot drought through the lens of the Potomac River basin.

Applying statistical modeling, the data indicate that, “future Potomac River flows will be impacted by ‘hot drought’, that is, increasing drought severity caused by rising temperatures coupled with natural variability in precipitation.” Even though precipitation amounts are expected to increase by up to 16% by 2099, annual river flows may decrease by as much as 49% by the same year due to extreme heat. The increased rain does not mitigate the conditions in the extremely dry and hot months.

These predicted changes in river flows may necessitate new water supply infrastructure to ensure we can turn on our taps in the DC metro region, even as obtaining federal funding for water infrastructure may become more challenging.

The article, Is Hot Drought a Risk in the US Mid-Atlantic? A Potomac Basin Case Study, was published in the June edition of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association >>> https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1752-1688.70031

06/24/2025

*CORRECTION: The BOCS voted to defer this case to September 9, 2025.*

Dear Neighbors,

I want to share with you an URGENT update on the Bristow Campus Data Center Rezoning and SUP. The applicant, STACK Infrastructure, has requested that the project, scheduled to be heard today, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, be deferred to Tuesday, September 9, 2024.

THEREFORE THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS CASE TONIGHT.

I appreciate my colleagues on the Board for taking into consideration the opportunity to do something other than data in Bristow. I want to thank all of you who showed up to the community meetings and emailed my office to share your thoughts and concerns on the project. We will keep you informed if there are any updates.

Regards,
Tom

04/22/2025

Prince William is getting clobbered. Let’s not let this be us!

Share with you PWC friends. STOP Bristow Data Centers.Org

03/15/2025

That orange fence is what separates the Microsoft Cloud data center construction from Chris Yung Elementary School in Prince William County. Industrial Development does not belong near homes, schools, national parks, or in areas with critical natural and cultural resources.

There is a growing political backlash to the impacts of data centers, and the obscene amounts of money this industry throws around won’t save elected leaders from getting kicked out of office.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/tech/data-center-study-legislation-awaits-gov-glenn-youngkins-decision/65-8a9690d2-a7cd-4508-b5bf-a2220a64d1b6

02/23/2025

Officials are touting data centers as an economic boon while acknowledging concerns over how the land is being used.