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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 ...
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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 ...
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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

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/

Delhi Jal Board likely to tap contaminated groundwater to bridge supply gap | India News
hindustantimes.com/india-news/djb-likely-to-tap-contaminated-groundwater-to-bridge-delhi-s-supply-gap-101793238569368.html
OpinionOklahoma's new data center water law has gap cities must fill | Opinion : On Sunday, Nov. 1, Oklahoma's Groundwater Modernization Act takes effect ...
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Paid articlePaywall Water protection wheat: Schnierle bakery in Regen relies on flour with less fertilizer
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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: 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 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: 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 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: Hot summers and longer periods of drought are increasingly putting a strain on soils, plants, and groundwater. Even in Munich ...
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Aquifer 'thermal batteries' may cut AI data center cooling demand and save water
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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 ...
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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

A Sinking Community in the Philippines in the Shadow of the “Big One”
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Digital Dreams, Parched Reality: The Hidden Cost of Bangladesh’s Data Industry Gold Rush
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Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency seeking well-owner alternate representatives
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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/

OpinionOhio's new data centers are very thirsty. They could drain our greatest asset | Opinion
dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/07/15/ohios-growing-data-centers-threaten-water-we-all-need-opinion/84631057007/
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