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⢠What a county can actually negotiate when a data center comes to town (washingtontimes.com) ā West Memphis leaders quietly signed a nondisclosure agreement that helped pave the way for Googleās $4 billion data center campus, limiting what the public could see or question. The article uses West Memphis as a key example while outlining how counties can negotiate tax breaks, water use, noise limits, grid costs, and decommissioning plans before approving massive data center projects.
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⢠Daily on Energy: Who's covering the costs to power a Google data center? (washingtonexaminer.com) ā West Memphis residents are at the center of a growing debate over who really pays to power Googleās new AI data center, which will draw electricity from the Cypress Solar plant. Entergy says Google will cover its full incremental power costs, but Arkansas customers are still seeing higher bills under a state law that helps fund new plants, including Cypress Solar.
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⢠Mice and Bats and Bugs, Oh My: Thirteen Official Food Recalls Where the Contaminant Was an Animal, 2009 to 2026 (marlerblog.com) ā A massive rodent infestation at Family Dollarās West Memphis distribution center led to a sweeping recall of food, pet food, drugs, and other products shipped to 404 stores across six states. The piece walks through that case and a dozen other animal-related recalls, showing how rarely such problems are disclosed clearly to shoppers and how often details surface only in federal databases.
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