In many countries, hydropower provides a dominant share of the electricity supply. This dependence brings environmental ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Western Virginia Water Authority this week released records detailing Google’s projected water use at a planned data center in Botetourt County, following a ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence is using up lots of water as “fake” – arguing that “humans use energy, too.” The billionaire tech founder responded to claims ...

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Utility regulators in Texas will start asking data centers and crypto-mining operations statewide within a narrow timeframe to share information about how much water they’re using and ...

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 alert caused confusion and concern among residents, who checked for leaks and flooded city phone lines. A city official explained the texts were triggered by increased water use, including from ...

Water powers our lives. It feeds our crops, keeps factories running, generates electricity, and fills our taps. But until now, no one had a clear, national picture of how much water we're using—and ...

Seth King does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — WSSC Water says all 1.9 million customers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties should expect the previously issued essential-water-use-only request to last through the ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved updated PFAS drinking water standards Wednesday morning, sending the new regulations to the legislature and governor for review.