America’s AI Boom Is Running Into An Unplanned Water Problem

America’s AI boom is driving a surge in data center construction—along with rising water demand. Why water is becoming the ...
Finance & Commerce

Data center water consumption lacks transparency

Editor’s note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and ...
E&E

States push to end secrecy over data center water use

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...
MinnPost

Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. A 2024 report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that in ...
KSDK

Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

WASHINGTON — Story from The Conversation by Peyton McCauley, Water Policy Specialist, Sea Grant UW Water Science-Policy Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Melissa Scanlan, Professor and ...