Lack of big tech transparency hides reality of data center environmental costs

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By Environmental Health Sciences StaffMay 2, 2026, 4:07 am93 ptsTrending
Data centers are estimated to use hundreds of billions of liters of water and emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, but a new article published in Patterns found that a lack of transparent reporting from tech companies means that the true environmental impacts are likely significantly…

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