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File - In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, photo, a woman stands at her well at her property on the outskirts of The Dalles, Oregon. She said the water table that her well draws from dropped 15 feet in the ...

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation to limit water consumption by data centers. It comes as Google plans to draw an estimated 8 million gallons per day from Carvins ...

A survey from Wakefield Research for Informatica has found that organisations expect to partner with seven tech providers to support their data management priorities in 2026. Along with having to ...

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team explores key changes to UK data protection rules introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and provides a checklist of ...

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...

A pair of House Democrats are moving to address the impacts of data centers with two bills that would impose new restrictions on energy and water use at those facilities. Reps. Rob Menendez of New ...