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US communities block data centers over concerns about AI energy and water consumption

Concerns are growing about the high energy, water and land demands of artificial intelligence tech hubs, while benefits for local people remain unclear The post The vote that stopped a data center: US communities query resource-hungry AI appeared first on Climate Home News .

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