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Tech companies defeat bill as AI drains local water supplies


Washington state is home to about 126 artificial intelligence data centers. These data centers evaporate millions of gallons of freshwater each day to provide cooling, but at the cost of draining local resources. The rapid expansion of these data centers strains regional drinking water supplies, as well as increasing blackout risk due to the high...

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