
Opinion
Atlanta's data center boom has a water problem nobody wants to solve
The state is signing off on billions of gallons of new water withdrawals for AI infrastructure. The people who live near the intakes have been told nothing.
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Opinion
The state is signing off on billions of gallons of new water withdrawals for AI infrastructure. The people who live near the intakes have been told nothing.

Weather
Metro Atlanta recorded more than five inches of rain in May — one of the wettest months in recent memory — but long-term deficits mean the statewide drought response remains in effect.

Weather
The Environmental Protection Division says 80 percent of the state is now in 'extreme' or 'exceptional' drought — the worst classification since 2007. Lake Lanier sits more than five feet below full pool.