Data centers have huge water and carbon impacts. Building them in these states could reduce that

A study by researchers at Cornell University maps out smarter ways to power the AI boom while wreaking less havoc on local environments.

When Amazon proposed building its Project Blue data center in Tucson, Arizona, the company faced intense pushback. Residents raised concerns about the enormous amounts of water and electricity that the data center would need, two major ways such projects impact the environment, especially in a desert city.