A report raises questions about wastewater-treatment impacts associated with a large Meta data center project in Wyoming. The story adds to concerns about how large facilities can affect local utility systems.
Georgia officials are urging large AI data centers to reduce water consumption as drought conditions intensify. The story highlights the tension between rapid data-center growth and local water availability.
Communities across the U.S. are demanding greater transparency and safeguards as data center construction accelerates. Water consumption, infrastructure demands, and community impacts are among the concerns driving opposition.
Texas regulators were directed to review major data center projects as concerns grow over electricity demand, water use, cooling systems, and community impacts.
A policy change involving power plants serving data centers raises new questions about environmental regulation as AI infrastructure expands and more facilities seek dedicated energy supplies.
Land originally donated for public park use in Texas was later sold for a data center project, prompting debate about development, public commitments, and community interests.
An industry examination of common assumptions surrounding data-center water consumption, cooling methods, and emerging technologies designed to reduce water demand.
UN researchers argue that some water systems have moved beyond temporary crisis into persistent depletion, where historic levels of supply and ecosystem function may no longer be realistically recoverable.