Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · United States · 2025
Court voids Digital Gateway rezoning in Prince William County, Virginia
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
A court annulled the county's rezoning decision for the Digital Gateway data centre development in Virginia. The sources reviewed do not describe the site's natural values or the effect of the ruling on them.
What?
A judge voided the Prince William County rezoning for the Digital Gateway data centre development. WTOP
Where?
Prince William County, Virginia, United States WTOP
When?
Ruling reported in August 2025. WTOP
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
A court annulled the rezoning decision. WTOP
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
WTOP reported that a judge voided the Digital Gateway rezoning in Prince William County, Virginia.
The ruling was reported in August 2025.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not give the judge's reasons.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the developer or describe the development's size, power or water use.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say whether the ruling was appealed or what happens to the site next.
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: noise and smoke complaints in Loudoun County rose after a July 2026 outage. No source is cited for this item.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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