Washington, Sept. 16 -- Congresswoman Dina Titus issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Titus today introduced the Public Lands Accountability Act to ensure the public has a say in the federal permitting process for data centers on public lands and environmental effects are thoroughly evaluated.
"Data centers are proliferating in Nevada and other states having large expanses of federal land," Congresswoman Titus said. "We need to make sure the public's voice is heard and that the effects on the environment, water resources and the electric grid are thoroughly assessed and made public."
A data center has been proposed in Boulder City, Nevada, and would be the first data center in the nation built on BLM land.
"How this project is...