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Food & Water Watch

Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy nonprofit organization that has opposed industrial-scale data center development in Texas due to concerns about water consumption and environmental impacts on local water resources.

Referenced in 2 briefingsLast referenced: July 8, 2026

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July 8, 2026

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Ratepayers Come Off the Hook. Developers Underwrite the Wires Themselves.

In New Mexico, Food & Water Watch is pushing a 2027 moratorium, and Project Jupiter (Oracle and OpenAI) still drew opposition after pivoting to Bloom Energy fuel cells, with state filings showing emissions exceeding Albuquerque and Las Cruces combined.

April 12, 2026

400 Projects, Two Unanswered Questions, One Legislative Clock

Food & Water Watch is escalating criticism nationally, calling closed-loop cooling claims "clever advertising" and flagging xAI's Memphis facility withdrawing 30,000 gallons daily from a non-renewable aquifer with a graywater recycling project now on indefinite hold.

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