Water Authority Seeks Emergency Appeal Pause As Clock Ticks on Releasing Google Data Center Information

A failure to deny the accuracy of already released information is confirmation of its accuracy, a lawyer said.

The Western Virginia Water Authority must still release records shedding light on how much water a potential Google data center could use, a Roanoke judge said Friday — unless the agency receives an emergency stay from the Virginia Court of Appeals.

The Roanoke Rambler and water authority were in court Friday for the second time as Circuit Court Judge Leisa Ciaffone heard whether to pause her November decision while the water authority seeks an appeal.

Ciaffone opted to grant “a limited period of time” to the water authority so it can hear back from the appeals court on an emergency request to stop her ruling from taking effect…

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