UPDATE: County calls on state to reject water permit for AI data center

Tompkins County Legislators have passed a resolution calling on state regulators to use a more thorough review process for a proposed artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Lansing, New York. The project, developed by TeraWulf, has been deeply contentious, with critics raising concerns about potential negative impacts on water quality and energy prices. The resolution asks the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to reject a renewal application for a water use permit and instead require developers to go through a new permit application process, as well as conduct an environmental review of the site's suitability for a data center.