CSDE Affiliate Sameer Shah (Environmental and Forest Sciences) just published an article in PLOS Water that identifies four water insecurity concerns in the U.S and proposes areas for future research. Shah synthesized public reporting and legal filings involving non-governmental organizations, citizen coalition groups, investigative reporters, and individual citizens. These concerns include how datacenters’ development and operation can (i) undermine the democratization of water governance; (ii) contribute to unsustainable water use and rising utility costs; (iii) reduce the flexibility and resilience of water use decision-making; and (iv) increase water use across scales as a result of rising electricity demand.