Developers are eyeing a new area in unincorporated Linn County for a data center, and two nearby cities want to work with the county to make sure their residents get a say. Linn County planning director Charlie Nichols says there’s a high voltage transmission line...
With many Iowans concerned about the quality of their drinking water, Linn County experts are mapping water contamination sources to try to understand where its groundwater is most vulnerable. Stephanie Tassier-Surine, a geologist at the Iowa Geological Survey, says...
Despite Linn County’s 18-month moratorium on data centers, county leaders are still considering their options for the possibility of allowing one. The moratorium is for data centers in virtually all zoning areas, but officials are weighing whether to allow them...
The eastern Iowa town of Palo near Cedar Rapids is setting down clear rules for data centers, but it’s less clear if the community will be getting one. Palo leaders passed a contested data center ordinance Monday night. Google has been in talks with Palo and...
At least eight Iowa counties now have data center moratoriums in place. Linn County’s Board of Supervisors is the latest to enact one, for unincorporated areas of the county, and it will last for 18 months. Jenny Kellison of Fairfax is among those who called on...
