AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoData Centers & Water Safety: Wyoming officials found a rare, potentially hazardous bacterium in wastewater tied to Meta’s under-construction AI data center, prompting a shutdown of wastewater intake that Meta says shows no public or environmental impact. West Virginia Data Center Push: West Virginia’s Department of Commerce certified two Mason County data center projects—Nscale’s Monarch Campus in Point Pleasant and Starwood Digital Ventures’ “Project Tamarack,” a $12B plan requiring 2.16 gigawatts from the grid. Energy Policy & Permitting: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says federal permitting reform is “as close as we’ve ever been,” with action possible this week, while Gov. Morrisey and Justice highlighted energy infrastructure and development momentum at the West Virginia Chamber summit. Consumer Protection: AG JB McCuskey reports 401 scam reports in August, led by Medicare scams, plus new warnings about state-representative impersonation and video-call sweepstakes fraud. Legal/Power Sector: A bankruptcy judge is weighing law-firm conflict claims in the Pleasants Power Station case, with arguments that lenders’ counsel later represented the debtor. Health & Rural Burden: A new analysis finds alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the U.S. doubled since 1990, underscoring growing health costs nationwide.
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