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Research

Original environmental science research conducted by LNCP's student research division, investigating water quality and ecosystem health across Loudoun County and Northern Virginia.

From the field

5 publications, free to read

November 2026

Silicon Streams and Concrete Forests: Entitled Capacity, Resource Demand, and the Scale Mismatch in Northern Virginia Data Center Governance

Ryan S. Nisay, Christian S. Shire, Karthik Uppalapati, Enzo Garcia-Eguiluz, Nawaf Shehzad, Daniela Morales, Tyler Gorthy, Evan Giglotti, Shray Vij, Jose R. Herrera

Northern Virginia has the largest concentration of data centers in the world, and debate over whether it can keep growing usually runs on forecasts of future…

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Nutrient enrichment remains a persistent driver of water quality impairment throughout the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watershed, motivating localized…

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Agricultural runoff can reduce dissolved oxygen (DO) in streams and increase the risk of hypoxia for aquatic organisms. We monitored four streams in Loudoun…

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