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In December 2024, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, announced plans to construct a four million square foot data center campus in Northeast Louisiana. The $10 billion AI ...

ALTOONA — Two projects addressing critical parts of Lake Altoona in 2026 will require a draw down, significantly lowering water levels down by eight or nine feet in the fourth quarter of the year. In ...

Did you know even mild dehydration can negatively impact children's attention, memory and mood, hindering academic performance? Studies demonstrate that providing water improves cognitive functions ...

BENICIA, Calif. -- The city of Benicia's drinking water line has experienced significant damage and and all residents are required to reduce their water use "immediately," the city said Wednesday ...

Cut Colorado River water use now, water researchers and other experts urge in a new report, to avoid putting the river system in a very difficult to potentially catastrophic position in a year. The ...

The Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant would use up to 2.8 million gallons of Lake Michigan water in 2026, according to records released Sept. 17 by the city of Racine. That water usage could ...

An environmental group is suing the city of Racine, Wisconsin, for failing to disclose projected water use for a Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant. The lawsuit alleges the city of Racine ...