Boone County Halts New Data Centers

Boone County, Indiana, has paused new data center construction for a full year, citing outdated 1998 zoning laws that don’t account for today’s massive tech facilities. This makes Boone the 12th Indiana county to halt such projects — part of a growing national concern over their massive energy use, noise pollution, and water strain. The pause doesn’t affect Meta’s existing LEAP district site, but the Area Plan Commission will now draft new rules covering setbacks, landscaping, and noise limits — with some counties even considering outright bans. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c9fcf9257cab0029