7,000 Ohioans spoke up, and they changed how data centers can use Ohio’s water
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7,000 Ohioans spoke up, and they changed how data centers can use Ohio’s water

Great Lake Commission
July 25, 2026 at 2:10pm UTC
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Keeping Lake Erie as pristine as possible was on the minds of 7,000 Ohioans who spoke up to stop a blanket permit for data centers to dump their wastewater in the lake. It worked and the permit has been withdrawn. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.


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