Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
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Amazon said it has stopped using nondisclosure agreements with county officials for data-center projects, responding to community opposition.
The company said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years in communities hosting its data centers, for education, job training and energy-efficiency upgrades.
Amazon also promised its data centers would not raise power bills or exhaust local water supplies, and said it aims to be water positive by 2030.
Matt Garman said more than 100 data-center moratoriums are under consideration nationwide and warned they could slow US AI development.
Stand.Earth said Amazon’s commitments omit a planned Pecos, Texas, power plant that it says would produce 33 million tons of harmful air pollution annually.
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- 2026-10-02 11:47 UTCWired · wired.com ↗
- 2026-10-02 20:30 UTCArs Technica · arstechnica.com ↗
- 2026-10-03 18:43 UTCTechCrunch · techcrunch.com ↗
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