A report from the Alliance for the Great Lakes offers a blunt assessment of the challenges to come for vast but limited water resources.

Great Lakes states don't have the data to inform key decisions, nor legal resources to "curb groundwater use before impacts occur," according to the report.

Regulatory measures aren't in place to address the demands of industries with large water needs, like data centers and semiconductor chip manufacturers, the alliance noted.

A data center is to artificial intelligence what the human body is to the brain. And both require water to survive and thrive.

As Pennsylvania begins playing a significant role in rapidly developing AI technology, a new report suggests that it and other Great Lakes states are ill-prepared for the increased demand that data ce

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