Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In Common host Jeremy Siegel visited Lowell, Mass., where residents are protesting the expansion of the controversial Markley Data Center that's been in the Sacred Heart neighborhood since 2015. Plaintiffs have now taken the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to court, saying the agency did not properly research the data center's impacts before granting Markley permission to expand. Meanwhile, Markley representatives say data centers are vital to the state's everyday digital infrastructure.
For a closer look into how data center development is playing out statewide, visit incommonnews.org.
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In Common host Jeremy Siegel visited Lowell, Mass., where residents are protesting the expansion of the controversial Markley Data Center that's been in the Sacred Heart neighborhood since 2015. Plaintiffs have now taken the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to court, saying the agency did not properly research the data center's impacts before granting Markley permission to expand. Meanwhile, Markley representatives say data centers are vital to the state's everyday digital infrastructure.
For a closer look into how data center development is playing out statewide, visit incommonnews.org.
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