The tech giant promises Ridgeland, Mississippi, its massive data center won’t strain water supplies. But an exclusive look at their agreement shows there are few guarantees.
Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press
Elizabeth Partin never imagined she’d be living up the road from a data center when she moved to Ridgeland, Mississippi, last summer. The facility was just a construction site back then, and it wasn’t until the fall that she learned what was being built less than a mile from her new subdivision.
Since then, Partin says she and her neighbors have struggled to find concrete information about the nearby data center. She voiced frustration at the ongoing secrecy around the project and its potential impacts — especially in one area…