From AI to Front Royal: Virginia Author Examines Data Centers, Water, and the Future of Local Communities

When a neighbor asked Jo Massanari about a proposed data center near her home in Goshen, Virginia, she had a question of her own. It was a surprising question from someone who had spent much of her career working in technology. But Massanari, who has worked with technology startups since the early days of the commercial internet, admits she knew little about the massive facilities that now support much of the digital world.