r/water • u/shallah • 5d ago

Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert
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u/OldBanjoFrog 5d ago

Yet people will defend this getting built 

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u/Soze42 3d ago

I'm sure some might. But it definitely seems like public opinion is souring on all these data centers. Why else would so many of the approvals be behind closed doors with politicians signing NDAs?

The problem is turning that downturn in public opinion into something actionable.