CRONKITE NEWS: Don’t blame data centers for Arizona’s Colorado River cuts, water experts say Cronkite News Planning and management September 13, 2026By Eileen Mamaghani, Cronkite News Are the data centers responsible for the water shortage? For now, researchers say no –...
CAL MATTERS FACT CHECK: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries? Cal Matters Planning and management September 4, 2026Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond’s water use, but experts say public data center water data is too...
CAL MATTERS: The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it Cal Matters Uncategorized August 28, 2026The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California. Business interests are trying to blunt...
C-WIN: Uniting against data centers : The issue that transcends politics CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPlanning and management August 28, 2026Commentary from the California Water Impact Network Seldom have our political differences been more pronounced. Republicans and Democrats are at...
CRS REPORT: Data Centers and Water: Frequently Asked Questions Maven Planning and managementReports August 27, 2026As artificial intelligence and cloud-based services expand, data centers have become a growing focus of public policy and community discussion....
KNOWABLE: How much of a problem is AI’s water use? Knowable Magazine Planning and management August 25, 2026It depends. Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it’s a problem...
WATER FOUNDATION WHITE PAPER: Water and data centers Maven Planning and managementReports August 24, 2026Data centers are a major topic in 2026, with near-daily news coverage. They are being built in the United States...
RIDGECREST: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority submits comments to CEC outlining basin concerns on proposed Inyokern data center Indian Wells Valley Planning and management August 24, 2026Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) submitted a comment letter...
THE CONVERSATION: There’s a better way to cool data centers that cuts their huge thirst for water The Conversation Planning and management August 20, 2026By Jeff Punch, University of Limerick Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than...
SJV WATER: Will AI data centers soak up the last of the valley’s water? SJV Water Planning and management August 15, 2026By Monserrat Solis and Lisa McEwen Questions about artificial intelligence and jobs, ethics, even the end of humanity may be...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Desert data center developer challenges Imperial County moratorium in court Courthouse News Service Planning and management July 29, 2026An Imperial County Superior Court judge questioned whether the California county identified a sufficient emergency to justify a halt on...
C-WIN: Data center construction fueled by government subsidies CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPlanning and management July 2, 2026Working and middle class communities will be paying for decades Commentary from the California Water Impact Network While most Americans...
DATA CENTERS: Alliance for Water Efficiency releases data center primer for water service providers Guest Contributor Planning and management June 27, 2026From the Alliance for Water Efficiency: The Alliance for Water Efficiency, in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the...
CAL MATTERS: This million-square-foot data center would be the biggest in the state. How local leaders are challenging it. Cal Matters Planning and management June 23, 2026A million-square-foot data center became a lighting rod in this rural county. Local leaders filed lawsuits, proposed laws and organized...
C-WIN: The “thirst” for data CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPlanning and management June 23, 2026The last thing California needs is a new unregulated use for water From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): As...
