An Ohio family farmed the same land for at least three generations; then a pipeline linked to Meta’s data center was mapped across 40 acres, but after the family challenged it, the developer chose another route
- Representative imageFor at least three generations, the Luidhardt family has farmed land north of Bowling Green, Ohio.
- That continuity came under pressure when the family learned that a natural gas pipeline connected to Meta’s data centre in Middleton Township could cross roughly 40 acres of their soybean fields.
- After Jon and Ken Luidhardt challenged the proposed route through the Ohio Power Siting Board, the developer ultimately selected a different path, according to BG Independent News and The Cool Down.
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- Representative imageFor at least three generations, the Luidhardt family has farmed land north of Bowling Green, Ohio.
- That continuity came under pressure when the family learned that a natural gas pipeline connected to Meta’s data centre in Middleton Township could cross roughly 40 acres of their soybean fields.
- After Jon and Ken Luidhardt challenged the proposed route through the Ohio Power Siting Board, the developer ultimately selected a different path, according to BG Independent News and The Cool Down.
Sources: Times of India