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New Analysis: Data Center Water Consumption Will Be Far Higher Than Tech Companies Claim

November 4, 2025

When water use at power plants is accounted for, one AI data center could use more water than an entire Wisconsin city.…

Close up of woman and children hands, pouring glass of fresh water from tap in kitchen

Offsite Water Use of Data Centers

November 3, 2025

Data centers require a lot of energy. If they use non-renewable sources, their indirect water use could rival that of entire Wisconsin cities.…

Wisconsin foots the bill for coal’s last hurrah

November 2, 2025

Our electricity bills are about to get higher because the Trump Administration is forcing a Michigan coal power plant to needlessly stay open.…

Fight to protect Wisconsin’s waterways and wetlands continues

October 30, 2025

What's next for Line 5 after the Army Corps of Engineers granted a federal permit for the pipeline reroute project.…

New commercial building codes coming to Wisconsin

October 29, 2025

This updated code means new buildings will be more energy efficient, more affordable, more comfortable, and more durable. …

The Milwaukee Way: Cultivating community and resilience through green infrastructure

October 26, 2025

To best understand the impacts of our green infrastructure work, we turn to the residents who have received green infrastructure installations, attended workshops, and helped spread knowledge to their neighbors.…

Episode 57: Lily Hislop, Savanna Institute

Wisconsin’s Forbidden Fruit

October 22, 2025

The amazing story of one Wisconsin food that was banned, burned, disappeared from our plates – and the comeback that’s being helped along by solar farms.…