environment

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study

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How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area boasts enormous biodiversity—pink dolphins, rare monkeys, giant river otters, reptiles, and hundreds of birds and different types of plants. It’s also one of the most prominent examples of a government recognizing that environmental conservation doesn’t require keeping people out. That instead, it’s possible for … Read more

Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

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Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

On Monday, SpaceX amended its initial public offering to state that water conditions—including water scarcity, regulations around water, and drought—could constrain data center development. It isn’t the only tech company trying to assess how water scarcity might impact its business. Water use is emerging as one of the most contentious data center issues. A recent … Read more

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers

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Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers

Three Amazon employees on Wednesday publicly called for regulations on new data centers, telling elected officials in Seattle that unchecked development of the sharply disputed nerve centers of AI threatens the region’s environment, economy, and safety. “Local governments, in collaboration with community stakeholders, should be setting the terms for data center buildout,” Amazon senior software … Read more