Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant would use up to 2.8 million gallons of Lake Michigan water in 2026, according to ...

Milwaukee Riverkeeper is suing the City of Racine, saying it ignored an open records request on projected water usage at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant data center. Advocates warn the public deserves to ...

As citizens of the Earth, there is a direct call to action to protect and preserve the country’s largest freshwater resource. The recent report from Racine regarding a data center’s projected usage of ...

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers. The company's president, Brad Smith, is meeting with federal lawmakers to emphasize that the industry, not taxpayers, ...

Two weeks after Microsoft greenlit a second data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, it pulled plans for a separate site 20 miles away due to the community's vocal opposition. As the AI buildout ...

The Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant would use up to 2.8 million gallons of Lake Michigan water in 2026, according to records released Sept. 17 by the city of Racine. That water usage could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, over 1.6 million Wisconsin households utilize drinking water from Lake ...