Chestnut grove becomes a flashpoint in West Virginia's data center fight
AIA historic American chestnut grove at the former Clements State Nursery in Mason County, West Virginia, sits inside Nscale's planned 2,250-acre Monarch Compute Campus. Residents and conservationists oppose the project, and the grove has drawn attention after a reader raised concerns about trees facing "potential destruction after November 1, 2026." The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ordered Nscale to repair stormwater controls after heavy storms flooded nearby neighborhoods in September.
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Original title: The Chestnut Grove Caught in the Middle of A Years-Long Data Center Fight