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A look at growing bipartisan opposition
A look at growing bipartisan opposition to AI data centers in drought-stricken Arizona, where TSMC's chip fabs were welcomed but newer projects face backlash
TL;DRArizona communities are rejecting new AI data centers over water scarcity concerns.
Why it matters: Water conflicts could limit AI infrastructure expansion and reshape where tech companies build.
Industry has drained the state's water reserves for decades. Data centers are the breaking point. — AA hulking gray giant rises from the desert.
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