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

Communities across the United States are pushing back against the rapid expansion of AI-powered data centers, which are consuming electricity and water at rates that strain local grids, deplete ...

Florida lawmakers are targeting the water demands of large-scale data centers through new legislation that would restrict ...

Building new water infrastructure can also result in significant delays, the report noted. Meta’s new data center in Lebanon, Ind., might not be able to operate at full capacity until 2031 because the ...

Readers sent more than 300 questions on data centers. Here we examine the environmental impact of projects under construction ...

A new report from the climate advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch says artificial intelligence data centers across the nation consume outsized amounts of energy, undermine progress toward ...

Planned AI data centers across S. Korea could consume more electricity and water than the country is projected to supply over the next decade ...

A planned hyperscale AI data center dubbed Project Tango has residents and local officials worried about its impact on water, electricity and the village’s prized equestrian industry. A mayor's letter ...

It's an open secret at this point that AI data centers are driving up utility prices, but that's not the worst part. Here are ...

Three AI data centers are being built in Louisiana. Here's how much water, energy and land each campus is expected to consume ...