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Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water ...
Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations: Virginia, the world’s largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study ...
yahoo.com/news/science/articles/virginia-study-groundwater-data-centers-195540711.html
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SAWS considers changing data center regulations, adding new fees
SAWS considers changing data center regulations, adding new fees: The city-owned water utility is looking for ways to make new data centers help pay for ...
expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-water-system-data-centers-22509287.php
The water shortage in the Allgäu has not yet reached its peak.
The water shortage in the Allgäu has not yet reached its peak.: In the Allgäu, drinking water is gradually dwindling, and groundwater levels are dropping ...
allgaeuer-zeitung.de/allgaeu/niedrige-grundwasserpegel-massive-trockenheit-in-bayern-und-im-allgaeu-fehlt-das-wasser-115593333
Oklahoma's new data center water law has gap cities must fill | Opinion
OpinionOklahoma's new data center water law has gap cities must fill | Opinion: New Oklahoma law regulates groundwater for data centers but misses city water ...
oklahoman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/10/30/oklahoma-data-center-water-law-has-gap-local-leaders-control-tap-opinion/92481266007/
Oklahoma's new data center water law has gap cities must fill | Opinion
OpinionOklahoma's new data center water law has gap cities must fill | Opinion : On Sunday, Nov. 1, Oklahoma's Groundwater Modernization Act takes effect ...
star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article317846855.html
Counties race to regulate groundwater amid data center boom
Counties race to regulate groundwater amid data center boom: Nearly a quarter of the data centers planned or operating in Texas are in areas without groundwater ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/data-centers-water-22442010.php
Counties race to regulate groundwater amid data center boom
Counties race to regulate groundwater amid data center boom: Nearly a quarter of the data centers planned or operating in Texas are in areas without groundwater ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/data-centers-water-22442010.php
Amazon’s Wharton County data center groundwater permits approved
Amazon’s Wharton County data center groundwater permits approved: Amazon received groundwater permits for its nearly 3,000-acre data center pitched near Houston ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/economy/article/amazon-data-center-aws-wharton-water-power-boling-22442480.php
The hidden cost of data centers: inside the opposition
The hidden cost of data centers: inside the opposition: More than 4,500 data centers are already in operation, according to Data Center Map.
ocregister.com/2026/08/11/hidden-cost-data-centers/
Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use ...
Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/23/australia-politician-claims-northern-territory-water-could-flip-earths-magnetic-poles
Saving water - | Re:think Munich
Saving water - | Re:think Munich: Hot summers and longer periods of drought are increasingly putting a strain on soils, plants, and groundwater. Even in Munich ...
rethink-muenchen.de/wasser/
Aquifer 'thermal batteries' may cut AI data center cooling ...
Aquifer 'thermal batteries' may cut AI data center cooling demand and save water
techxplore.com/news/2026-06-aquifer-thermal-batteries-ai-center.html
How data centres disrupt the lives of local communities
How data centres disrupt the lives of local communities: Air and water quality, noise levels, land use and energy costs are all impacted with poorer families ...
scroll.in/article/1093648/how-data-centres-disrupt-the-lives-of-local-communities
Amazon to pay $20 million to settle Oregon data center pollution claims
Amazon to pay $20 million to settle Oregon data center pollution claims: Nitrates from farm fertilizer, animal manure and wastewater contaminated local drinking ...
oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/03/amazon-will-pay-205-million-to-settle-oregon-data-center-pollution-allegations.html
Digital Dreams, Parched Reality: The Hidden Cost of Bangladesh’s Data ...
Digital Dreams, Parched Reality: The Hidden Cost of Bangladesh’s Data Industry Gold Rush
earthjournalism.net/stories/digital-dreams-parched-reality-the-hidden-cost-of-bangladeshs-data-industry-gold-rush
Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency seeking well-owner alternate ...
Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency seeking well-owner alternate representatives  
lookout.co/santa-margarita-groundwater-agency-seeking-well-owner-alternate-representatives/story
Surging number of data centers around the Great Lakes could lead to water ...
Surging number of data centers around the Great Lakes could lead to water shortages, report says
chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/great-lakes-data-centers-water-threats/