{"id":3370,"date":"2026-02-25T08:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:40:45","slug":"melissa-scanlan-featured-on-milwaukee-journal-sentinel-panel-on-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/melissa-scanlan-featured-on-milwaukee-journal-sentinel-panel-on-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Scanlan\u00a0Featured on\u00a0Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Panel on\u00a0Data Centers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan was&nbsp;a featured expert&nbsp;on&nbsp;the Milwaukee Journal\u2019s Town Hall&nbsp;panel&nbsp;on&nbsp;water use by AI-data centers.&nbsp;Professor Scanlan&nbsp;highlighted that water demands include the water used to create electricity for the data centers and water used to cool them.&nbsp;She also&nbsp;emphasized&nbsp;the level of governance needed is at the scale where impacts are seen (state and regional).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/money\/business\/2026\/02\/24\/milwaukee-journal-sentinel-answers-data-center-questions-at-town-hall\/88746839007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;about the panel discussion at&nbsp;<em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel&nbsp;<\/em>and watch the&nbsp;full event&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h7tokKC1IZU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Journal Sentinel<\/em>&nbsp;has&nbsp;other information on data centers available, including an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/wisconsin\/2026\/02\/23\/ai-data-centers-wisconsin-vantage-janesville-caledonia\/88763836007\/?tbref=hp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explainer video&nbsp;(located&nbsp;at the top of this webpage)&nbsp;and Q&amp;A<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more? Check out the Center for Water Policy\u2019s research on data centers:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.ssrn.com%2Fsol3%2Fpapers.cfm%3Fabstract_id%3D5560480&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwmatuska%40uwm.edu%7Cdde761b812eb4e92dcc008de5ea68f01%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639052266603035357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dI4WbZucTEkci2tslhyu%2Bm%2B1%2BCZ8M6B75JvQNMw0tDQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Powering Progress or Peril? The Hidden Environmental Costs of Data Centers and AI<\/a>\u00a0| Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fdata-centers-consume-massive-amounts-of-water-companies-rarely-tell-the-public-exactly-how-much-262901&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwmatuska%40uwm.edu%7Cdde761b812eb4e92dcc008de5ea68f01%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639052266603003296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EFZNiRHrDFwKGVnAr6oNjXU25T3YlcibT%2F9779jaIm4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data centers consume massive amounts of water \u2013 companies rarely tell the public exactly how much<\/a>\u00a0| The Conversation\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.ssrn.com%2Fsol3%2Fpapers.cfm%3Fabstract_id%3D5560480&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwmatuska%40uwm.edu%7Cdde761b812eb4e92dcc008de5ea68f01%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639052266603064472%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=i7sqJeGtOfu91QUObMZGdKRzzeV3369S7vyMTLfRhN0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside ESG Reporting: Thirsty Data Centers Reveal Limits to Transparency<\/a>\u00a0 | American Bar Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. 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