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AI data centers face backlash over water usage

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09-06 10:00Backlash over data centers hits California, and the midtermswww.latimes.com
09-05 07:57Trump Promotes Data Centers as Backlash Growsdigg.com
09-01 19:58Most Americans Oppose Data Centers Near Homes, Poll Showswww.archynewsy.com
09-01 00:55Carter’s internal poll claims a dead heat with Gorton — and in the comments, her campaign backed banning large data centerslexingtonky.news
08-31 17:28Trump blasts US backlash against data centersinsiderpaper.com
08-30 15:41Collapse in Support for AI Data Centers Captured in New Pollwww.commondreams.org
08-30 14:49SpaceX starts in-house turbine blade manufacturing to boost gas-powered generator output for Elon's AI data centers — new manufacturing strategy cuts www.tomshardware.com
08-30 14:00Inside the Urban Machine: Where America’s Data Centers Actually Livescientificinquirer.com
08-30 11:03Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centersarstechnica.com
08-30 04:43Data centers not just server farms. AI is being used for noble goals, Ohio's future | Opinionbluewaterhealthyliving.com
08-30 04:01JONAH GOLDBERG: Beware the moral panic over AI data centerswww.reviewjournal.com
08-29 20:33Desert Hot Springs Hits Pause on Data Centerswww.nbcpalmsprings.com
08-29 14:16Arkansas Times: More Arkansas communities putting data centers on holdrbfirehose.com
08-29 13:05I used Claude to solve a problem that data centers helped cause for my photography business. It's saved me thousands.www.businessinsider.com
08-29 13:02How AI Data Centers Are Making Everything More Expensivewww.newsbuyback.com
08-29 11:15Floodlight: One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law’rbfirehose.com
08-29 07:50Can AI Go Green? Why Data Centers Are The Next Frontier For Green Bond Issuanceseekingalpha.com
08-28 23:22Prominent Texas Republican predicts GOP losses over data centerscedarnews.net
08-28 22:12California Data Centers Surge Driven by AI and Cloud Computingwww.archynewsy.com
08-28 21:26How AI data centers are making everything more expensivewww.businessinsider.com
08-28 20:06Could DNA Make Data Centers Obsolete?www.popularmechanics.com
08-28 19:25Data centers emerge as flashpoint between Kotek, Drazan in Oregon governor’s racelookouteugene-springfield.com
08-28 17:44Hundreds of Suspected Chinese Fake Accounts Helping Fuel Opposition To Data Centers In The U.S., X Claimswww.ibtimes.com
08-28 17:17EPA Plan Would Let Data Centers Skip Public Input Before Breaking Groundinblix.com
08-28 17:13Nevada Governor Endorsed Data Centers Days After AI Investor Donated $1 Milliontruthout.org
08-28 16:39EPA elimina aviso público de data centers: 4.900 comentariosecosistemastartup.com
08-28 16:28Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollutionwww.theverge.com
08-28 16:09China-linked bots amplified real U.S. anger over AI data centerswww.axios.com
08-28 15:00STEPHEN MOORE: Data centers aren’t just buildings. They are economic engineswww.newslocker.com
08-28 13:36EPA exime a data centers de ley antipolución para su energíaecosistemastartup.com
08-28 13:30Oregon approves a 29.7 percent rate increase for large data centers under its POWER Act while cutting residential bills at the same timegcn.com
08-28 13:22Candidates Run Against Data Centers, But Ohio Legislature Didn’t Get The Memoscheerpost.com
08-28 13:00Data Centers Face Bans, Moratoriums Across Bay Regionthebaynet.com
08-28 13:00Boom meets backlash: How data center politics in Silicon Valley have changedsfstandard.com
08-28 13:00Will lawmakers water down data center rules?calmatters.org
08-28 12:56Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centerswww.newslocker.com
08-28 12:50Sam Altman Admits Americans Hate Data Centers Just as OpenAI Plans to Spend $50 Billion on Them This Yearthoughtcatalog.com
08-28 10:56Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centerswww.wired.com
08-28 10:00Leaders Pivoting on Data Centers Require More Than Roads, Water, and Power Promisestime.com
08-28 10:00Could Data Centers Swing an Election in Wisconsin?www.newyorker.com
08-28 09:37Indiana power provider proposes $59 million rate cut for state, says data centers and other large customers are driving increased revenue — move couldwww.tomshardware.com
08-28 09:15Don’t like data centers? Take the pledge not to use technology that depends on data centersbroadandliberty.com
08-28 02:11Brecheen gives views on data centers, smelter, election denial in McAlesterwww.kjrh.com
08-28 01:50Debate over data centers returns to Baltimore City as neighbors oppose proposed legislationwww.wmar2news.com
08-28 00:30Cary Town Council unanimously approves 18-month moratorium on data centerswww.wral.com
08-27 23:10'We're pretty quiet': Village of Nehawka puts indefinite ban on data centerswww.3newsnow.com
08-27 21:48Aranceles a chips amenazan US$90.000M y 20% de data centersecosistemastartup.com
08-27 20:59Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) Discusses Scaling AI Networks From 800G to 1.6T and Key Differences From Traditional Data Centers Transcriptseekingalpha.com
08-27 20:51El 75% rechaza data centers: Silicon Valley entra en negaciónecosistemastartup.com
08-27 20:22Whiteville Considers Year-Long Moratorium for Data Centersmykissradio.com
08-27 20:22Whiteville Considers Year-Long Moratorium for Data Centersfoxy99.com
08-27 20:22Whiteville Considers Year-Long Moratorium for Data Centerswkml.com
08-27 20:20City Council launches plan to regulate, restrict data centers in Austincommunityimpact.com
08-27 20:06Nevada lawmakers could hit pause on data centers, end their tax breakswww.reviewjournal.com
08-27 20:00Daily on Energy: Energy & Commerce to take on data center water usewww.washingtonexaminer.com
08-27 20:00House Energy and Commerce Committee moves to address data center water usewww.washingtonexaminer.com
08-27 19:50President Trump’s Love of Tariffs Comes Into Conflict With His Love of Data Centersgizmodo.com
08-27 19:38Manchester Township Introduces Ban on Artificial Intelligence Data Centerswrat.com
08-27 19:03Your AI Prompts Aren’t Drinking Bottled Water – But Data Centers Are Draining Local Basinswww.gadgetreview.com
08-27 18:17Clermont County leader tapped to chair group advising U.S. EPA on AI, data centerswww.wcpo.com
08-27 18:16Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear calls for ending state tax incentives for data centerswww.lpm.org
08-27 17:56Not in our backyard: Power-hungry AI data centers spark fury from Scotland to Texaswww.dagens.com
08-27 17:37Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump on data centerscedarnews.net
08-27 17:36NASA chief revives idea of moving data centers into orbitwww.newslocker.com
08-27 17:17AI Data Centers Face Local Backlash Over Water as 66B Liters Go to Coolinginblix.com

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