Color of Water Stories

AOC holds jar of brown water from next to Meta’s Georgia data center at EPA hearing: Residents ‘rely on bottled water to drink and prepare meals’ – AOL
Neighbors of a massive Meta data center can’t drink their water, and their water bills are set to skyrocket. [from AOL.com]

Environmental justice raised over data centers targeting rural NM – KRWG Public Media
GreenLatinos believes states should approach regulation of artificial intelligence data centers from a mindset of community protection and adopt a high bar for regulation. [from

'Bringing these worlds together' – Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
[from Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability]

Colorado River Water Access Calls for this Sensible Solution | Opinion – Arizona Institute for Resilience
The old ways of managing the shrinking Colorado River aren't helping Arizona. But there is a way all of the compact states could find a

The corporate benefit of linking water risk to strategy – Trellis
Companies are using local water data more efficiently, but need to embed water insights into core capital planning. [from Trellis]

Xavier Becerra Says We Must Think About the Future of Humanity — Then Cashes Checks from Chevron – CounterPunch.org
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra recently told Californians that we need to think about the future of humanity. He said it [from CounterPunch.org]

At Water Week 2026, Local Leaders See a Glimmer of Hope – Inside Climate News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed adding microplastics and pharmaceuticals to a list of contaminants in drinking water, but attendees still worried that the administration

Troubled Waters Ahead For The Great Lakes? – The Ticker
A local nonprofit is raising alarm bells about the Trump Administration’s blueprint for the 2027 federal budget, which proposes funding cuts to the Environmental Protection
