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"The clock is ticking for #NewMexico to cut Rio Grande water use"

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The clock is ticking for New Mexico to cut Rio Grande water use - High Country News

For now, the state is counting on voluntary cuts among vegetable and pecan farmers. But that might not be enough.
Martha Pskowski (High Country News)
#newmexico
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Clocks are ticking on water usage everywhere — for all sorts of uses — especially in the southwest. apnews.com/article/lake-powell…
#LakePowell #drought
#drought #lakepowell
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But now with data centers sprouting up, the east is facing water issues also — and it's happening quickly.

"Virginia study on data centers calls for water regulations"

There a lot in this report:
"Virginia, the world’s largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study that examined the state’s eastern region groundwater supply and the resource-hungry industry’s possible impact on it..."
apnews.com/article/data-center…
#DataCenters #Virginia #GroundWater

#virginia #datacenters #groundwater
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