Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger issued an executive order establishing an AI task force and introducing measures that give local communities greater input on data‑center development. The order bans nondisclosure agreements for data‑center projects, speeds up noise‑regulation reviews, and calls for a review of backup‑generation operations, aiming to slow approvals in a state that hosts many data centers.

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