Media Coverage

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July 2026

• "Is Las Vegas running out of water? See the city's conservation efforts" | July 29, 2026 | USA Today | Cited our Colorado River briefing
• "How Meta’s Secret $50 Billion AI Center Could Have a Devastating Toll on the Black South" | July 27, 2026 | The Root | Cited our data center water use article
• "Trump touts tech company pledges to pay for data centers' electricity" | July 24, 2026 | Spectrum News | Cited our data center energy use article
• "Detroit council opposes unchecked water use by AI data centers" | July 22, 2026 | Bridge Detroit | Cited our data center water use article
• "Erin Brockovich is once again tied to an environmental fight against a utility company, and the case inevitably recalls the battle that turned her into a symbol of citizen resistance" | July 19, 2026 | ECOticias | Cited our data center water use article
• "Data center growth raises long-term resource concerns in North Alabama" | July 17, 2026 | FOX54 News | Cited our data center water use article
• "‘Time is of the essence.’ De Soto wants new rules to regulate data center noise" | July 17, 2026 | Kansas City Star | Cited our article on noise pollution from data centers
• "What to know about data centers as citizens demand more regulations" | July 16, 2026 | Detroit Free Press | Cited our data center water use article
• "Major barriers in agricultural nitrogen tracking influencing carbon credit potential -report" | July 16, 2026 | Carbon Pulse | Cited our agricultural nitrogen briefing and quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette [subscription required].
• "Google backs major US solar project to offset fossil fuel emissions" | July 14, 2026 | The Financial Times | Cited our data center energy use article
• "A data center proposed at a quiet corner of East Texas leaves a community bracing for a boom" | July 9, 2026 | The Texas Tribune | Cited our article about data centers and rising energy bills
• "Across the US, data center backlash stalls $130 billion in projects and sparks recall bids" | July 9, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our data center water use article
• "The government might tell you to take a shorter shower. Here's why" | July 5, 2026 | USA Today | Cited our data center water use article
• "Data Center Emits Constant Screeching Noise Directly Into Man’s House" | July 5, 2026 | Futurism | Cited our article on noise pollution from data centers
• "Who doesn't have AC? Maps show the places with the least" | July 3, 2026 | USA Today | Cited our article on passive cooling strategies
• "Nottingham’s 12-month moratorium on data center construction heads to a town vote" | July 3, 2026 | New Hampshire Public Radio | Cited our data center water use article
• "US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials" | July 3, 2026 | The Guardian | Cited our data center water use article
• "Nvidia says it can cut data center water use. The AI boom has a bigger problem" | July 1, 2026 | Fast Company | Cited our data center water use article

June 2026

• "Missouri farmers and 7,000 neighbors rally against AI data center" | June 27, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our data center water use article
• "Here’s what communities can do when data centers arrive" | June 26, 2026 | Tennessee Lookout | Cited our data center water use article
• "Growing chorus of Michigan lawmakers call for data center regulation" | June 24, 2026 | The Detroit Free Press | Cited our data center water use article 
• "Ohio proposed constitutional amendment to ban data centers will not be on this year’s ballot" | June 19, 2026 | Ohio Capital Journal | Cited our data center water use article
• "What it will take to make data centres more sustainable and fit for an AI future?" | June 17, 2026 | World Economic Forum | Cited our data center water use article
• "Google invests $1.5B to expand Jackson County data center" | June 15, 2026 | Alabama Daily News | Cited our data center water use article
• "How Much Water Does AI Use? A New UN Report Has Alarming Answers" | June 11, 2026 | Food & Wine | Cited our data center water use article
• "Longmont bans hyperscale data centers amid concerns about energy and water use" | June 10, 2026 | Denver7 | Cited our data center water use article
• "A new ‘data-center alley’ rising west of Baltimore" | June 10, 2026 | Baltimore Fishbowl | Cited our data center water use article
• "Erin Brockovich Adds Thousands of New Data Center Concerns to Map" | June 10, 2026 | Newsweek | Cited our data center water use article
• "Communities around the country pushing back on data center development" | June 10, 2026 | NewsNation | Cited our data center water use article
• "Drought worsens data center concerns for some Vance County residents" | June 10, 2026 | Spectrum News | Cited our data center water use article
• "Ohio Chamber Research Foundation study finds Ohio water resources can handle 'near-term data center growth'" | June 9, 2026 | Spectrum News | Cited our data center water use article
• "Trump offered 689,000 protected Arctic acres to drillers. Only 72,000 leased — and the new buyers have barely set foot in the Arctic" | June 8, 2026 | Moneywise | Cited our fact sheet on fossil fuel externalities
• "East Charlotte residents call for 150-day moratorium on data center construction" | June 4, 2026 | The Charlotte Observer | Cited our articles about high energy bills and noise pollution complaints due to data centers
• "They're noisy. They're unpopular. Should data centers be banned?" | June 4, 2026 | USA Today | Cited our data center water use and noise pollution articles 
• "'Shoved down their throats': Erin Brockovich is fighting AI data centers like Kevin O'Leary's $100 billion project. Your electric bill shows why" | June 3, 2026 | Moneywise | Cited our data center water use article
• "Texas AI data center growth rises as other states consider bans" | June 3, 2026 | USA Today | Cited our data center water use article
• "Erin Brockovich targets data centers. Why they're controversial" | June 2, 2026 | USA Today | Cited our data center water use article
• "Erin Brockovich Thanks Americans As Data Center Photos Start Coming In" | June 2, 2026 | Newsweek | Cited our article about data centers and energy prices
• "Attorney general, governor join request line for regulation on data centers" | June 2, 2026 | The Center Square | Cited our article about data centers 
• "Winnebago County considers data center regulations, raises environmental challenges" | June 2, 2026 | Fox 11 | Cited our article about data center PFAS use 
• "Data center adds up to controversy" | June 2, 2026 | The Beverly Review | Cited our data center water use article
• "What’s in the water? What we know and don’t know about data center water discharge in Virginia" | June 1, 2026 | Virginia Mercury |Cited our article about data center PFAS use

May 2026

• "Get ready for the data centre hum coming to a town near you" | May 31, 2026 | Sunday Telegraph | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette about data center noise pollution
• "3 AI Data Center Concerns With Erin Brockovich Leading The Charge" | May 31, 2026 | Forbes | Cited our data center water use article
• "Map Shows Where Data Centers Are Being Built in Drought-Hit Areas" | May 29, 2026 | Newsweek | Cited our data center water use article
• "City Council to discuss future of data centers in Fort Worth as residents push back" | May 28, 2026 | Fort Worth Report | Cited our data center water use article
• "'We are going to get this done': Mountain Branch owner continues push for data center project" | May 22, 2026 | The Baltimore Sun | Cited our data center water use article
• "Exploring Data Centers & Wyoming Water Impacts" | May 20, 2026 | KTWO | Cited our data center water use article
• "Ohio lawmakers are creating bipartisan data center committee that will starting meeting this month" | May 18, 2026 | Ohio Capital Journal | Cited our data center energy use article
• "Texans say AI boom sounds like a 'washing machine' that never turns off" | May 17, 2026 | Chron | Cited our data center noise pollution article 
• "Nuclear commissioner says small reactors could power TRI" | May 15, 2026 | The Reno Gazette Journal | Cited our data center water use article
• "What do more data centers mean for North Carolina's water?" | May 14, 2026 | Virginia Public Media | Cited our data center water use article 
• "New Britt bill encourages data centers to recycle water" | May 14, 2026 | Alabama Daily News |Cited EESI’s article on water consumption from data centers
• "'No one should have to live like this': Video shows data center noise terrorizing homes over half a mile away" | May 13, 2026 | The Cool Down |Cited EESI’s article on noise pollution from data centers
• "Blue Island Data Center Planners Get Booed By Residents" | May 13, 2026 | Block Club Chicago |Cited EESI’s article on noise pollution from data centers
• "Bipartisan Senate Push Aims to Reduce Water Waste at Data Centers" | May 13, 2026 | The Wall Street Journal |Cited EESI’s article on water consumption from data centers
• "Anderson County Planning Commissions urges data center rules to protect water, electricity" | May 12, 2026 | WATE 6 |Cited EESI’s article on water consumption from data centers
• "'Today, there are no safeguards': Concerns grow about data centers and PFAS" | May 12, 2026 | The Cool Down |Cited our data center energy use article
• "AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects" | May 10, 2026 | Tom’s Hardware (repulished by Yahoo Tech) | Cited our data center noise pollution article
• "Denver students push to implement more sustainable AI practices" | May 10, 2026 | CBS News | Cited our data center water use article
• "The data debate powers up in Lodi: City officials weigh potential benefits, drawbacks of future center near White Slough" | May 9, 2026 | Lodi News-Sentinel | Cited our data center water use article
• "Bulloch County residents push back against data centers as commissioners extend temporary ban" | May 9, 2026 | WTOC | Cited our data center water use article

April 2026

• "Huge data center proposed on hundreds of acres in rural Johnson County — again" | April 30, 2026 | Kansas City Star | Cited our data center water use article
• "Bloomington city manager says public exploration of data center issue is only the beginning" | April 30, 2026 | WGLT | Cited our data center water use article
• "Ohio data center ban advocates are trying to get 413,000 signatures by July 1" | April 30, 2026 | Ohio Capitol Journal | Cited our data center water use article
• "Lawsuit, resident concerns put Faribault data center on hold" | April 29, 2026 | Southern Minn | Cited EESI’s article on data centers and PFAS
• "The One-Gigawatt Gamble: Who Truly Pays for the Data Center’s Hidden Costs?" | April 29, 2026 | Lake Powell Chronicle | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "Even without a data center, Rockford could still feel the power costs" | April 28, 2026 | Yahoo News | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "Data centers spark controversy" | April 23, 2026 | WFIT | Cited our article on data center water use
• "West Virginia senator says early community engagement from data centers is key" | April 23, 2026 | WCHS | Cited our article on data center water use
• "A group of speakers debate data centers" | April 22, 2026 | Spectrum News 1 | Cited our article on data center water use
• "AI’s Slippery Slope" | April 22, 2026 | Memphis Flyer | Cited our article on data center water use 
• "Unlikely opportunities for water progress in raging data center debate" | April 21, 2026 | Planet Detroit | Cited EESI's article on data center water use
• "What exactly does a data center do? They're all over Florida" | April 21, 2026 | Herald-Tribune | Cited EESI's article on data center water use
• "Charlotte council member pushes for water, power regulations for future data center developments" | April 20, 2026 | Queen City News | Cited our article on data center water use
• "Live near an AI data center? A new study warns one Virginia site could lead to premature deaths in the community" | April 19, 2026 | Yahoo Finance | Cited EESI’s article on noise pollution from data centers
• "Report says data centres may add to PFAS pollution pressures" | April 16, 2026 | International Fire and Safety Journal | Covered our article about data centers and PFAS materials 
• "EPA Wants Companies to Reuse Water to Cool Data Centers" | April 16, 2026 | Wall Street Journal | Cited EESI's article on data center water use
• "Texas set to pass Virginia for most data centers, residents worry about water, electricity usage" | April 15, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our article on data center water use in a piece about increasing data center buildout in Texas
• "AI data centers have residents of rural towns fighting back" | April 15, 2026 | NewsNation | Cited our article on data center water use in a piece about pushback against data center development in rural areas
• "Savannah leaders push back on data centers amid environmental and cost concerns" | April 8, 2026 | WTOC | Cited our article on data center water use
• "A councilmember backed a data center project. Then 13 bullets and a ‘No Data Centers’ note hit his home" | April 7, 2026 | Fortune | Cited our article on data center noise pollution
• "Video captures unbearable noise coming from Michigan data center: 'We loved it here, but now, I don't know'" | April 4, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our article on data center water use 
• "West Virginia needs a data center moratorium to safeguard our future" | April 1, 2026 | West Virginia Watch | Cited our article on data center water use

March 2026

• "Texans turn to new technology as wells run dry" | March 30, 2026 | Spectrum News | Cited our article on data center water use
• "US Rep. Escobar calls on Meta to address data center impact in El Paso" | March 27, 2026 | The El Paso Times | Cited our article on data center water use 
• "Nevada leaders discuss future of data center construction around the state" | March 26, 2026 | KRNV | Cited our article on data center water use
• "Ohio senators debut three bills in two weeks to limit data centers" | March 26, 2026 | NBC4 | Cited our article on data center water use
• "Fort Worth data center promises sustainability. Residents ask for transparency" | March 26, 2026 | The Fort Worth Report | Cited our article on data center water use 
• "Data Centers: Deal or Dilemma?" | March 26, 2026 | WFMJ | Cited our article on data center water use
• "Mystery Humming Noise Heard Across US States" | March 25, 2026 | Newsweek | Cited our article about noise pollution from data centers
• "Local residents orchestrate impressive takedown of massive data center project" | March 22, 2026 | The Cool Down| Cited our article on data center water use
• "Students Debate Data Centers' Impact on the Environment" | March 17, 2026 | The Chicago Tribune | Cited our article about data center water use and our article on how data centers contribute to rising electricity bills
• "'Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google Data Center Divided an Oklahoma Town" | March 14, 2026 | The New York Times | Cited our article about data center water use 
• "Construction of AI data center in South Loop shrouded in mystery" | March 13, 2026 | NBC Chicago | Cited our article about data center water use 
• "Amazon’s $12 Billion data center sparks water worries in Louisiana" | March 5, 2026 | WGNO | Cited EESI’s article about water consumption from data centers
• "Fact-checking Florida governor candidate James Fishback on AI data center water, energy use" | March 4, 2026 | PolitiFact | Cited EESI’s article on water consumption from data centers
• "Louisiana's 'Lightning Speed Amendment' could cost utility customers" | March 4, 2026 | Shreveport Times | Cited EESI’s article on data centers and energy bills
• "West Virginia Department of Education moves to integrate AI tools in classrooms" | March 2, 2026 | WVVA | Cited our article about data center water use
• "GW sold Virginia campus for $427 million to Amazon for data center development" | March 2, 2026 | The George Washington Hatchet | Cited our article about data center water use

February 2026

• "Florida has it right: No handouts for AI robber barons" | February 28, 2026 | The Hill | Cited our article about data center water use
• "Mullin, Levin, Welch, Van Hollen Introduce Bicameral Bill to Improve Access to Energy Consumption Data, Lower Utility Bills" | February 27, 2026 | Rep. Kevin Mullin’s team quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette in a press release about the E-Access Act of 2026
• "What utilities can learn from Winter Storm Fern" | February 25, 2026 | Renewable Energy World | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette's remarks at our Rapid Readout on winter storms and grid infrastructure
• "Satellite data centers might help Earth. But what about space?" | February 25, 2026 | The Christian Science Monitor | Cited our article about data center water use
• "At least three data centers call Pierce County home. Here’s a look inside two" | February 23, 2026 | The News Tribune | Cited our article about data center fossil fuel use
• "Data centers in Ohio: Economic boost or environmental burden?" | February 22, 2026 | Spectrum News 1 | Cited EESI's data center water use article 
• "Texas Could Pass Virginia as World’s Top Data Center Market" | February 20, 2026 | GovTech | Cited EESI's data center water use article 
• "Residents fight back against concerning project that could drive up electricity bills: 'They have the wrong assumption'" | February 19, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our data center water use article
• "Madison's Metro Transit plans to buy 16 hybrid buses, cut emissions" | February 19, 2026 | The Cap Times | Cited our hybrid bus fact sheet 
• "Data centers for AI use huge amounts of electricity, water, driving up costs and climate concerns" | February 13, 2026 | CBS News | Cited our data center water use article
• "How Data Centers are Driving Up Chicagoans' Energy Bills" | February 12, 2026| The Chicago Reporter | Cited our data center water use article
• "$10B data center hits wall after Fort Worth leaders cite resources, land usage concerns" | February 12, 2026 | The Fort Worth Report | Cited our data center water use article
• "Orbital AI Data Centers Prepare for Launch" | February 9, 2026 | Neuberger Berman | Cited our data center water use article 
• "New catalyst solves decades-old stability issue to unlock 85% hydrogen fuel efficiency" | February 8, 2026 | Interesting Engineering | Cited our new hydrogen and fuel cells topic page
• "Water Implications of AI-Driven Digital Infrastructure Expansion" | February 8, 2026 | TRENDS Research & Advisory | Cited EESI's data center water use article 
• "Making hydrogen fuel cells ‘less precious’" | February 6, 2026 | Washington University in St. Louis | Cited EESI’s topic page on hydrogen and fuels cells 
• "'Really bad effects down the line'" | February 5, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our data center water use article
• "Balancing act: Bills to both regulate, promote AI data centers advance to final committee" | February 4, 2026 | The Florida Phoenix | Cited our data center water use article
• "Uber-backed startup surfaces as surprising top contender in robotaxi battle: 'Next-generation technology'" | February 2, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited our data center water use article

January 2026

• "I'm a figure skater. It's not too late to save Olympic ice sports" | January 28, 2026 | USA Today | Op-ed cited our sustainable ice rinks article
• "A $3B data center is coming to Spartanburg County. Some residents are pushing back" | January 27, 2026 | Post and Courier | Cited our data center water use article 
• "AI Data Centers Come With a Hidden Environmental Cost — Is Sustainability Possible?" | January 27, 2026 | Discover Magazine | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "The world is entering an ‘era of water bankruptcy’" | January 23, 2026 | The Week | Cited our data center water use article
• "‘I don’t see this as getting better’: Data centers fuel concern over water, energy use, air pollution" | January 21, 2026 | WUSA9 | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette 
• "Data center payouts are huge. Saving farmland? Priceless" | January 20, 2026 | Farm Progress | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "CSU Teams With Microsoft to Build Secure 'RamGPT' LLM" | January 20, 2026 | GovTech | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "Proposal to hold AI data centers accountable to energy ratepayers clears first committee" | January 20, 2026 | Florida Phoenix | Cited our data center energy use article
• "When the Cloud Hits the Ground: Data Centers, Communities and the Business of Balance" | January 14, 2026 | The Darden Report (University of Virginia student paper) | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "Communities Push Back Against AI Data Center Expansion" | January 9, 2026 | LA Progressive | Cited EESI's data center water use article
• "Michigan Has a Sixth Great Lake and We’ve Been Ignoring It" | January 8, 2026 | WITL | Cited EESI's data center water use article 
• "The Data Center Rush in Appalachia" | January 7, 2026 | The Daily Yonder | Cited our data center water use article 
• "Data Centers are Lousy for the Planet. Should We Move Them to Space?" | January 7, 2026 | Time Magazine | Cited EESI's article on energy use from data centers
• "Amazon sparks backlash after launching $12 billion 'risk': 'Fast and furious'" | January 1, 2026 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's data center water use article

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