This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...

California lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to regulate data centers but vetoed another as California looks to balance protecting consumers with jump-starting its lagging digital infrastructure sector. California ...

California lawmakers have sent Gov. Newsom two bills on data centers as the facilities raise concerns of public safety. Measures that originally aimed to protect ratepayers from infrastructure costs ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required data centers in the state to report their water usage. He returned Assembly Bill 93, introduced by Asm. Diane Papan, D-San Mateo ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the ...