California lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data […]
The mighty Colorado River, which supplies water to cities and farms across Southern California, could again dwindle to dangerously low levels next year. That’s the finding of a new analysis published earlier this month by a group of prominent scholars. They claim the river is closer than previously thought to running into serious infrastructure complications that could […]
California lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data centers to […]
California’s largest drinking water supplier is trying to turn the page. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which imports and sells water to 19 million people in Los Angeles and the surroundings, earlier this month zeroed in on Shivaji Deshmukh, the current general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to replace retiring General Manager Deven […]
Following several years of planning and investment, the City of Antioch has reached a climate-resilient milestone: a new brackish water desalination facility near its existing water treatment plant. The facility, supported by $10 million in Proposition 1 desalination grant funding from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and a $60 million low-interest loan from the […]
Companies that run data centers are facing increasing scrutiny for guzzling water in the dry western U.S. as artificial intelligence fuels a boom in the industry. California legislators passed a bill this month that would require the facilities to report their projected water use before they begin operating and thereafter certify how much they use […]
California Lawmakers Send Weaker Proposals for Data Centers to Gov. Newsom
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Khari JohnsonCalifornia lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data […]
Experts Call for Immediate Cuts to Water Use From the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /KPBS by Kori SuzukiThe mighty Colorado River, which supplies water to cities and farms across Southern California, could again dwindle to dangerously low levels next year. That’s the finding of a new analysis published earlier this month by a group of prominent scholars. They claim the river is closer than previously thought to running into serious infrastructure complications that could […]
California Lawmakers Wanted to Get Tough on Data Centers. Here’s What Survived
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Khari JohnsonCalifornia lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data centers to […]
Metropolitan Navigates Choppy Waters
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelCalifornia’s largest drinking water supplier is trying to turn the page. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which imports and sells water to 19 million people in Los Angeles and the surroundings, earlier this month zeroed in on Shivaji Deshmukh, the current general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to replace retiring General Manager Deven […]
California Department of Water Resources New Desalination Facility Is a Major Milestone for Drought-Smart Infrastructure Solutions in the Delta
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Sierra Sun TimesFollowing several years of planning and investment, the City of Antioch has reached a climate-resilient milestone: a new brackish water desalination facility near its existing water treatment plant. The facility, supported by $10 million in Proposition 1 desalination grant funding from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and a $60 million low-interest loan from the […]
Amid a Data Center Boom, California Lawmakers Pass a Bill to Track Water Use
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesCompanies that run data centers are facing increasing scrutiny for guzzling water in the dry western U.S. as artificial intelligence fuels a boom in the industry. California legislators passed a bill this month that would require the facilities to report their projected water use before they begin operating and thereafter certify how much they use […]