conserving water

When a water well in western Kansas was measured in 1966, the water table was about 95 feet below the ground. When it was measured in January, water was 157 feet deep - a decline of just over 60 feet in 60 years. What's happening in the Ogallala Aquifer?

A new UT Austin report estimates data centers could account for up to 9% of Texas water use by 2040.

Almost all of Colorado is experiencing drought after a record-dry winter and the impacts are already starting to show in agricultural communities.

All of these questions were asked by students at the elementary school.

The boom in data centers, many to support artificial intelligence, could strain the Texas power grid and increase energy costs.

Texans from Waco to Harlingen are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

The extra $25 million for the Kansas Water Plan would come from the State General Fund.

If passed, the proposition would dedicate $1 billion a year to water projects.

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world's shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

Guymon's Mesa Water Project is expected to deliver its first drops to the city in October of next year.