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Lawrenceburg residents are fundraising for legal representation to challenge a proposed 4.9-megawatt data center project. Community leaders criticize the lack of transparency in the planning process, citing insufficient oversight and conflicting information about water usage. A petition with 7,000 signatures seeks to pause the project ahead of a county commission meeting.

Nebraska has passed a law requiring data centers to disclose their annual water use and power demand to the state. The legislation aims to address concerns about water shortages amid growing data center development, with companies like Google and Meta reporting varying water consumption levels. The state plans to use the data to identify information gaps and improve future planning.

Roderick Wright cares for his mother Dorothy, who has dementia and uses a wheelchair, in their Eastside home. Their water usage and bills were historically low, but they suddenly owed hundreds of dollars for May and June.

A San Diego Superior Court judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit against journalist Kori Suzuki and KPBS over her reporting on a proposed data center in Imperial County. The judge ruled the reporting was protected speech and found no evidence of false or defamatory statements, despite claims by project developer Sebastian Rucci that the articles omitted crucial details about water usage and environmental processes.

Cameron Green received a $2,777 water bill in Phoenix after a city-owned transmitter failed to report his water usage for seven months. Green argues the city should be responsible for the equipment failure, which led to an undetected underground leak and excessive water usage.

A new data center in north Denver could use up to 805,000 gallons of water each day if all three planned buildings are constructed. The article confirms the potential water usage but does not specify the facility's operator or construction timeline.

A town hall meeting in Wedgewood-Houston drew dozens to discuss opposition to a planned data center near the Nashville Zoo, with attendees demanding stricter guidelines and transparency. The Nashville Metro council is set to consider proposed legislation on data centers on July 7, while company DC Blox addressed concerns about energy, water use, and health risks.

Texas leaders are requesting data centers to disclose their water usage for server cooling. A state agency conducted a survey, but less than a third of the companies responded.

A study reveals that AI and cloud computing growth is increasing data centers' environmental impact through higher electricity demand, carbon emissions, and water usage. Cooling systems in data centers further strain resources, and efficiency improvements lag behind rising demand, risking climate impacts unless clean energy adoption and infrastructure upgrades accelerate.

Erin Brockovich is advocating for transparency regarding the environmental impact of AI data centers, which can consume up to five million gallons of water daily, affecting neighboring communities through noise pollution and water supply depletion.

Google has pledged to replenish more water than it uses at its data centers by 2030 and has expanded its water stewardship projects amid growing concerns over data centers' water consumption.

Data centres powering the AI boom are facing criticism for excessive energy and water consumption on Earth. The article explores the potential of launching these facilities into space as a solution to mitigate environmental concerns.