Officials in this G7 nation want to hit net zero by 2050, but AI data centers may be an issue.

Environmental data scientists use computing and mathematics to develop sustainable solutions for environmental problems. Environmental data scientists balance and combine expertise from multiple ...

The environmental impact of new data centers is unclear as developers are guarded about water and power usage specifics. Data centers use a massive amount of electricity, which is expected to strain ...

Shannon Watts worries that AI data centers are a threat to public health. Jacob Herbold has concerns about noise and pollution. And Carolyn Reeves doesn’t like how much water and electricity could be ...

Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone ...

The potential power of environmental data science hit David Flaspohler, dean of the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES), during a conversation with his daughter—then a PhD ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. In a quiet but urgent race against time, groups of ...

A survey of nearly 300 Wisconsin readers found a large majority oppose the construction of new data centers. Reader concerns include increased water and fossil fuel usage, higher utility rates, and ...

Advocates say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is stretched thin as it oversees environmental enforcement for a growing number of Al data centers statewide. Shannon Watts worries that AI ...