COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A report linked Amazon data centers to miscarriages and rare cancers, drawing concerns about data centers’ presence in central Ohio.
According to a report from Rolling Stone, officials in Morrow County, Oregon, linked dangerous levels of nitrates in the county’s water supply to the presence of an Amazon data center. The report alleged the data center’s immense water demands made nitrogen seep into the area’s underground water supply faster than it could be filtered out, leading to miscarriages, rare cancers and other health complications. Amazon strongly denied the connection.
Data centers have been linked to health concerns far beyond the scope of Rolling Stone’s report, worrying some central Ohioans. According to DataCenters.com, Amazon has 28 data centers in central Ohio, mostly near New Albany, Hilliard and Dublin. In all, Data Center Map tallied 133 data centers in central Ohio, more than half of Ohio’s 215 total data center projects…