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Posted On: November 2nd 2026, 06:17 pm
“I’ve had my daughter leaving school asking, ‘Is the building on fire?’” a parent tells NBC News.
It’s not a fire. It’s exhaust from a diesel generator outside one of the data centers surrounding Discovery Elementary.
The school, attended by more than 600 students, is located in the swath of Northern Virginia known as America’s “data center alley.” A total of 11 centers sit within a half-mile of the school, with two more on the way.
There are 264 such generators permitted for use at the data centers within half a mile of Discovery Elementary, according to an NBC News analysis of state Department of Environmental Quality records, raising concerns about the health impacts on students.
Read more at the link in bio.
It’s not a fire. It’s exhaust from a diesel generator outside one of the data centers surrounding Discovery Elementary.
The school, attended by more than 600 students, is located in the swath of Northern Virginia known as America’s “data center alley.” A total of 11 centers sit within a half-mile of the school, with two more on the way.
There are 264 such generators permitted for use at the data centers within half a mile of Discovery Elementary, according to an NBC News analysis of state Department of Environmental Quality records, raising concerns about the health impacts on students.
Read more at the link in bio.
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5 minutes agodanny.g.mer_56
So... Does anyone think the government still cares about children? Or national security? Do we understand that these are always lies yet?
14 minutes agojustin_adie
“Maybe if we build them around an elementary school theyll be safe from destruction” - whoever decided to put 11 data centers around an elementary
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