Data centers are popping up in semi-arid areas like Colorado. Experts say they should come with a warning label when it comes to water.

The tech giant laid out a five-point plan to address backlash in communities around the country over AI infrastructure buildouts.

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential surge in power prices.

The company has unveiled a community-first AI infrastructure strategy promising no increases in local power or water costs, highlighting the mounting pressure on tech companies to balance AI growth ...

Abe Silverman, an assistant research scholar with the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute and attorney, studies and ...

A new bill would keep AI data centers' water use data from public record. Now, conservationists are pushing back as over 2 million Utahns remain in a drought.

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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 ...

Critics of data center development say the tech facilities threaten Michigan's arguably most abundant natural resource — ...

San Antonio District 6 Councilmember Ric Galvan is requesting that City Council examine the rapid growth of data centers in San Antonio and seek to limit their drain on local resources. Galvan this ...

The data center boom is coming for Colorado. Lawmakers are set to decide whether to incentivize it or guard against the ...