The Great Lakes
contain nearly 20% of the world's surface freshwater,
supplying drinking water to more than 40 million people
and supporting countless ecosystems, Indigenous nations,
and local economies. Yet today, this vital resource
faces a growing and underregulated threat: massive
data centers built to power AI, cloud computing, and Big
Tech infrastructure.
Sign now to demand that the
Great Lakes Compact Council and the EPA work together to
regulate data center water use and protect Great Lakes
water levels.
Since 2019,
water levels across the Great Lakes have dropped by two
to four feet. Climate change, reduced ice cover, and
increased evaporation are already placing enormous
strain on the system. At the same time, water-intensive
data centers are rapidly expanding throughout the Great
Lakes basin, drawn by easy access to freshwater, tax
incentives, and weak oversight. The Great Lakes are not
an expendable resource for unchecked technological
expansion. They are a public trust: essential to life,
climate resilience, and future generations. Sign now to demand
coordinated action from the Great Lakes Compact Council
and the EPA to regulate data center water use and
protect the world's largest freshwater system before
it's too
late.