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Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan was recently featured on the Water Talk podcast<\/a> to discuss data centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Professor Scanlan explained how data centers use water, how data centers\u2019 growing prevalence in the Great Lakes region is occurring without full disclosure of their water and energy needs, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When information is obscured, it is very disempowering and you cannot make good decisions if you are the potential host community and you are dealing with very experienced entities that are doing this all over the country and the world.<\/strong><\/blockquote>
Melissa Scanlan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\nListen to the Podcast Episode<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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