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Maine government's own data center operates out of Virginia, with far laxer environmental regulations than we have here in Maine.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific assertion that Maine's state government data center is located in Virginia and that Virginia has weaker environmental regulations than Maine — both concrete, verifiable facts.
What we foundMaine did move its primary public-facing government web services to a Virginia data center, but the claim that Virginia has 'far laxer' environmental regulations than Maine is not clearly supported and is complicated by evidence showing both states have significant regulatory gaps for data centers.
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