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pfitz59

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7. Aquifiers around the country are already stressed

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 05:33 PM

16 hrs ago

Waste cooling water being returned to streams and rivers will impact local ecology. I doubt these data centers are incorporating cooling towers and ponds

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