Circle of Blue
AUGUST 4, 2025
Photo © Christiana Freitag How to Cool Quantum Quantum can take many forms, from computing and sensing to communications networks. Whereas traditional data centers present a water consumption dilemma as they drain water resources to cool the bits for classic computers, developers of IQMP’s quantum computer hope to avoid that problem. “We
Legal Planet
APRIL 1, 2025
Climate educators from SEWA explaining solar power for salt gathering (L) and skylights that cool the interior of a house (R). The team held focus groups with its members and, to their surprise, the younger members said that to stay relevant for the next half century SEWA had to focus on environmental protection.
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Circle of Blue
MAY 20, 2025
This is because the facilities have been designed with a closed-loop cooling system that employs a combination of chillers and recycled water, a Microsoft spokesperson told Great Lakes Now. Once the system and pipes are filled, the water will remain in the closed loop system to be reused for cooling.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 25, 2025
They require far more powerful processors called GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), consume dramatically more electricity, and need significantly more water for cooling. That’s where part of the water consumption comes in, to keep those servers cool. To cool the servers and data center facilities, there are multiple methods.
Legal Planet
MARCH 3, 2025
These bills are designed to function similarly to the federal Superfund law, which allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seek funds retroactively from polluters to clean up contaminated sites. The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) would be the agency tasked with overseeing this effort.
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 9, 2025
2024 had some bumps in the road for environmental protection. The way we get around, where and what kind of places we live in, and how we heat and cool our homes are going to be key to our quality of life and the health of our environment this year. Attacks on nature, clean energy, and livable communities filled the headlines.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 12, 2025
In written comments submitted to the Senate Republican Policy Committee on August 11 , the Department of Environmental Protection outlined the opportunities of A.I. data center development, but also what they called "recurring challenges" of obtaining environmental approvals for individual projects.
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