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15 stories and discussions about water, aggregated from every source we track.
The vast majority of data centers in Europe keep information about their environmental impact secret, according to a study by Lighthouse Report in collaboration with Trouw and other European media. In the Netherlands,…
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The European Commission has unveiled new sustainability rules aimed at monitoring water and energy consumption of energy-hungry data centres - although minimum performance rules will only be introduced in 2027.…
Fallingwater is an iconic American house, but it is by no means the only great nature-worshiping home in the USA. This tree house in Portland is breathtaking.
Making a twenty-second robot ad turned into a hands-on exploration of video models and physical understanding. Watch Seedance, Veo, and Kling attempt the same tasks.
Water in the ocean is constantly in motion. Scientists can identify distinct “water masses” in the ocean from different sources, and keep track of them by measuring dissolved salts, human pollutant…
Making a twenty-second robot ad turned into a hands-on exploration of video models and physical understanding. Watch Seedance, Veo, and Kling attempt the same tasks.
Saving land and water while generating renewable energy at scale. Putting a lid on evaporation by covering miles of open canals with solar canopies in California and beyond. Creating bold solutions at the nexus of…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills on Monday that could finally give communities better data - and more say - on how data centers impact their electricity bills and water supply. As data centers invade a growing number of communities across the US, they've triggered protests over how the infrastructure underpinning AI might stress power grids and local water systems. That's fueled partly by concerns about how difficult it is to see just how much electricity or water they're actually gobbling up. California's new disclosure rules won't offer a full picture, but starting next year, data center operators will have to start s … Read the full story at The Verge.
Amazon plans to spend $20 million on water conservation projects along the Colorado River, a crucial but dwindling water supply for 40 million people in the Western US. The initiative comes as Amazon and other tech companies face mounting scrutiny over how much water their data centers use. Amazon has a goal of becoming water positive - replenishing more water than it uses - by the end of the decade. It recently disclosed some information about its water use, but we still have an incomplete picture of the company's impact as a whole. Amazon announced the launch of a Colorado River Basin Collaborative today, with a mission to "create one o … Read the full story at The Verge.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times . The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce a new rate classification for data centers, while forcing them to pay for upgrades to local power grids and water systems. Other bills included in the package will require proposed data centers to disclose their estimated water use to local governments, along with information about energy efficiency and drought planning. They must also meet certain energy, water, and fuel consumption … Read the full story at The Verge.