Columbus City Council discussed the pros and cons of data centers at a hearing, weighing construction jobs and environmental impacts.

Many facilities have tapped into city water systems through municipal water permits, avoiding the industrial withdrawal review required for direct river users.

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bursts of water on the hottest days of the year to keep the ...

Florida lawmakers are targeting the water demands of large-scale data centers through new legislation that would restrict ...

Virginia lawmakers are working to resolve differences between two proposals addressing water use by data centers as the ...

A new study shows U.S. facilities could require up to 1.45 billion gallons per day of new peak capacity. Who will bear the cost?

A new report from the climate advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch says artificial intelligence data centers across the ...

AI’s projected water demand will create major problems not just for the average American, but for the industry itself.

Readers sent more than 300 questions on data centers. Here we answer why so many projects have sprung up and why they use so ...

Among the many problems posed by the rapid proliferation of data centers around the world is the strain on local water supplies. These facilities need plenty of water for cooling the vast arrays of ...

This story was produced in collaboration with the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC). Read the ERC’s story on the impacts of data centers globally here. CHONBURI, Thailand — The sun had yet to ...