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Heat, algae and AI: proposed datacenter could damage Everglades, experts warn

Plans for hyperscale datacenter in Palm Beach county prompt concerns over water and electricity demandsAbout 16 miles (26km) south-west of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Largo estate, near the northern edge of the Florida Everglades, developers have proposed a hyperscale datacenter on a 202-acre (82-hectare) parcel of land surrounded by water. Local environmentalists warn that the proposed 600MW datacenter in western Palm Beach county could damage the wetlands, which the federal government and the state o

The Guardian World — The Guardian World

12 August 2026

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Heat, algae and AI: proposed datacenter could damage Everglades, experts warn

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