Dossier
Calvert County
Coverage of Calvert County in the Nexus archive.
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- Amazon abandons plans for data center campus at Md.’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant
Amazon Web Services is abandoning its plans to develop data centers at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland following voter pushback and electoral defeats of commissioners who supported data center expansion. The county will hold a public meeting to consider a six-month moratorium on data center site plan approvals.
- Data center frustrations cause upheaval in Maryland county primaries
Frustrations over proposed data center developments in Maryland counties led to the defeat of local politicians in recent primary elections. Environmental advocates highlight growing bipartisan opposition to data centers due to concerns about electricity and water use, pollution, and environmental degradation.