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Amazon's Water Usage in Data Centers Spark Concerns
Amazon disclosed that its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, raising concerns about the environmental impact of AI and data center operations. This comes after Seattle enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centers.
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The Verge
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2026-06-11 17:23 UTC
The Verge
Just after Seattle enacted a one-year data center moratorium that some of Amazon's own employees pushed for, Amazon shared how much water its data centers use, reportedly for the first time. With concerns about water consumption and energy use a focus of new AI data center construction debates, Amaz
2026-06-11 17:26 UTC