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The Hidden Cost of AI: How Data Centers Are Straining Water, Power, and Communities

By Ella Mrofka Editor’s Note: This is the second of two Dispatches on AI data centers; read the previous article, by Alefiya Presswala, here. The residents of Saline Township, Michigan, are upset. Soon, construction will begin on a 2.2 million-square-f…

By Ella Mrofka Editor’s Note: This is the second of two Dispatches on AI data centers; read the previous article, by Alefiya Presswala, here. The residents of Saline Township, Michigan, are upset. Soon, construction will begin on a 2.2 million-square-foot data center located just outside the small rural town, which…

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