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Ashburn, Virginia, is in the heart of America’s “data center alley.” Over the July 4 weekend, diesel generators at a Digital Realty data center switched on as temperatures spiked.Dark smoke floated above ACC9, one of dozens of data centers clustered in Ashburn and nearby cities, according to a video and…

My daughter Cameran was an easy baby and an even easier child. She slept through the night and often carried a book at daycare, even while she was playing. Books held special meaning for both of us. As a toddler, she’d back into my lap and say, “Read a book,”…