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Protecting Water and Energy Bills: Sample Ordinances for Crypto Regulation

GBWNSeptember 15, 2025

Federal laws to support crypto currency and efforts to drum up demand for AI are transforming power grids and water supplies across the nation. A few weeks ago, we released Four Recommendations for communities to address the arrival of data centers…

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WATCH: Crypto, AI Thirsty for Data Centers

GBWNJuly 21, 2025

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During the past few years, GBWN has been watching and tracking developments related to data centers — and the water that is necessary to power them. New and emerging technologies are driving up interest in ways we've never seen before.…

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Lee’s Land Sale Provision Dies in a Saturday Night Special

GBWNJune 28, 2025

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Call it a Saturday night special. Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee released a statement yesterday saying that he would no longer pursue a provision that would allow for public land sales in the GOP tax bill that’s moving through Congress. The move…

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THIRSTY DATA CENTERS IN DRY PLACES: GBWN FEATURED IN MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

GBWNMay 21, 2025

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Data centers are driving the future of American life. This will have a ripple effect on every fabric of our lives. Businesses, real estate developers, electricity suppliers, and so much more. Data center companies and business friendly communities are wooing one…

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A Bill for Publicly Traded Water Developers Hangs in the Balance

GBWNApril 11, 2025

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Water Warriors, Legislation backed by publicly traded water developer Vidler could move through the Nevada Legislature without your assistance. Today is a major deadline day, and we need this bill to perish. Help us by sending a message to…

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A COOL DOWN ON EVAPORATIVE COOLING BANS?

GBWNApril 2, 2025

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Among the poorly conceived water bills in the Nevada Legislature this session is a proposal to prevent local governments from prohibiting businesses that use evaporative cooling. Think of AB385 as a prohibition on a moratorium from the bill sponsor, Republican Assemblymember…

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A GIANT LOOPHOLE EXISTS IN LAW FOR MAJOR GROUNDWATER PUMPERS. IS IT TIME TO CLOSE IT?

GBWNFebruary 20, 2025

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After hearing from the concerned public, Assemblymember Selena La Rue-Hatch introduced AB109 to ensure that all industrial uses of water in Nevada undergo a review by the state’s top water regulator and receive a permit for their use. Currently, certain industries…

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Data Centers and Water in the Arid Lands Might Not Mix

GBWNFebruary 6, 2025

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Data centers are grabbing lots of headlines. And for good reason. The necessary cooling sucks up lots of water. The energy demands are hefty. The power necessary to sustain them requires large amounts of natural gas — which is a…

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LET THE BILLS FLOW

GBWNJanuary 15, 2025

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Legislative proposals are starting to trickle out for public view. But proposed language is not yet available for all bills that will be up for debate in Nevada and Utah — where sessions begin February 3rd and January 21st, respectively. In…

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We Are The Grease That Keeps The Gears Of Democracy Grinding

GBWNJanuary 15, 2025

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Water Warriors: We are preparing for that special time of year when state lawmakers convene to do the business of the people in capitol complexes across the west. A cynic would say that this time of year merely implies that politicians…

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