Construction on the PW Digital Gateway is prohibited until a citizen-led legal challenge of the massive Prince William data center project concludes, the Virginia Court of Appeals ordered this week.

A Nov. 17 order from the court partially granted a motion for reconsideration of an earlier order allowing construction on PW Digital Gateway to proceed, effectively reversing the authorization and prohibiting construction pending the conclusion of the appeal.

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The motion for reconsideration, initiated by the Oa

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