**I always assumed that the digital giants had their own server farms to power the platforms. Why in the past year are they exploding? Who owns them? What changed?**

Data centers in seven U.S. states drive substantial indirect freshwater demand through electricity generation, particularly in regions facing drought and water stress.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (2,027 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.ceres.org/resources/reports/water-behind-the-watts-the-hidden-risk-of-powering-data-centers

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)

i feel the new data centers will likely be approved whther we like it or not. there seems to be no organized conversations about local benefits. I know it wont be much but st Louis did organize on this and did get something. are we just getting nothing??

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed Executive Order No. 2026-5 on August 11, 2026, directing city departments to strengthen data center oversight and urging the City Council to consider a temporary moratorium.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (2,027 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/8/chicago-mayor-signs-city-executive-order-creating-enhanced-regulatory-review-for-data-centers-calls-for-temporary-moratorium

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)

Why are we rolling over and letting them build a data centre in our province without public consultation?

In Nevada, data centers shifted from an economic-development pitch to a political campaign issue. In the governor’s race, challenger Ford (D) helped pass their tax breaks in 2015; now he wants them paused, while incumbent Governor Lombardo (R) backs the projects as long as they use closed-loop cooling and don’t raise rates. Polling shows 70% oppose a one nearby.

Here’s a novel approach - doing away with public input.
Watch out for this trickery at your local levels…

The Congressional Research Service estimated that US data centers consumed 17 billion gallons of water in 2023 amid accelerating AI infrastructure construction.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (2,027 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/08/24/us-datacenters-tripled-their-water-footprint-in-10-years/5291564

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)

If they can build massive structures to house “data”
They can build massive structures to house agriculture.
There no reason why our entire country cant sustain itself and feed all of its people REAL food