Data-center buildout in West Virginia, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Oct 2	herald-dispatch.com ($)	Putnam commission presents data center regulations, though enforceability is unclear↗ herald-dispatch.com ($) Siting	Putnam County, WV	us/wv/putnam
Sep 16	WCHS	Lawmakers told data centers could be key to improving West Virginia's water issues↗ WCHS Water+, Approved or advancing	West Virginia Mason County, WV Mingo County, WV	us/wv us/wv/mason us/wv/mingo
Sep 16	The Intelligencer	Data Center Opponents Say MOU Is Not Enough -↗ The Intelligenceralso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Wheeling, WV	us/wv/ohio/city/wheeling
Sep 16	WTRF	Wheeling Council approves Memorandum of Understanding with Silicon Foundry on Warwood mixed-use data center project↗ WTRFalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Wheeling, WV	us/wv/ohio/city/wheeling
Sep 15	The Intelligencer	Attorney Claims City Is ‘Wrong’ on Its Approach to Data Center -↗ The Intelligencer Subsidies	City of Wheeling, WV	us/wv/ohio/city/wheeling
Sep 14	Albemarle Observer	WV data center secrecy and pollution issues loom large amid growing AI risks↗ Albemarle Observeralso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	West Virginia Mason County, WV	us/wv us/wv/mason
Sep 13	journal-news.net	Data center forum raises concerns over water, power, local control↗ journal-news.net Water−, Denied or halted	West Virginia Berkeley County, WV Jefferson County, WV	us/wv us/wv/berkeley us/wv/jefferson
Sep 13	Mountain State Spotlight	Morrisey’s data center plan promises communities a voice in the process. Locals say they’re still shut out.↗ Mountain State Spotlight Water+, Approved or advancing	West Virginia Mason County, WV Tucker County, WV	us/wv us/wv/mason us/wv/tucker
Sep 12	The Intelligencer	Agreement Set to Keep Warwood Data Center Below 90MW -↗ The Intelligencer Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Wheeling, WV	us/wv/ohio/city/wheeling
Sep 8	News From The States	New data center project coming to Mason County, W.Va., spearheaded by Florida-based real estate group↗ News From The States More coverage: Yahoo Water+, Approved or advancing	West Virginia Mason County, WV	us/wv us/wv/mason
Sep 6	The Real WV	WV NAACP demands moratorium on data centers, microgrids; Opposes HB 2014↗ The Real WV More coverage: The Fulcrum · WCBC Radio Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	West Virginia Jefferson County, WV	us/wv us/wv/jefferson
Sep 5	Yahoo News Singapore	A Data Center Moved Into This Town, And The Neighbors Moved Out↗ Yahoo News Singaporealso carried by 1 other outlet Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Point Pleasant, WV West Virginia	us/wv/mason/city/point-pleasant us/wv
Sep 5	Charleston Gazette-Mail ($)	WV leaders ignore high public health costs from large-scale data center development↗ Charleston Gazette-Mail ($) Water+, Approved or advancing	West Virginia Mason County, WV Tucker County, WV	us/wv us/wv/mason us/wv/tucker
Sep 4	Data Center Richness | Substack ($)	From Coal Mine to Clean Energy Hub↗ Data Center Richness | Substack ($) Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	Kanawha County, WV	us/wv/kanawha
Sep 3	herald-dispatch.com ($)	Morrisey hails state certifications for two Mason County data center projects↗ herald-dispatch.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: West Virginia Public Broadcasting Water+, Approved or advancing	West Virginia Mason County, WV	us/wv us/wv/mason

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