Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water ...

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated.

The Atlantic recently examined the growing environmental toll of artificial intelligence data centers, joining a wave of scrutiny over how the industry’s electricity appetite is straining power grids ...

A proposed hyperscale data center near Urbana faces strong opposition from residents concerned about its impact on Cedar Bog.

The insatiable demand for data center power and materials is turning formerly marginal ideas into economical ones—from ...

The West Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved an amended version of a rules bundle directing how the Department of Commerce will certify and approve new microgrids and data centers proposed in the ...

Many facilities have tapped into city water systems through municipal water permits, avoiding the industrial withdrawal review required for direct river users.

A recent report from a progressive organization urges the state to take more action to address rising electricity costs from ...

A 150-acre hyperscale data center has been approved on Camp Ground Road in Louisville, with land already being cleared for the project. Some residents and community leaders oppose the development, ...

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Although recent laws encouraging new tech infrastructure in Arkansas could bring capital investment into the state, a state ...