TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson’s City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to annex land for the construction of Project Blue, a proposed data center that has sparked concern among residents and public health advocates over its potential environmental and health impacts.
On Tuesday morning, roughly 20 demonstrators gathered downtown to protest the project, voicing fears about the center’s water usage in an already drought-prone region. The rally, held outside city offices, was organized to bring opposition directly to council members ahead of the decisive vote.
“Our water supplies are dwindling,” said Mike Humphrey, vice chair of the Pima County Board of Health and an outspoken critic of the project. “We only have one source of water, which is our aquifer. We don’t have lakes, we don’t have rivers. And we need to protect that aquifer because it’s the only water source we have.”…