Author: Melayna Heller

“At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I.” – The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.In what was once 1,200 acres of rural Indiana farmland, Amazon now plans to build 30 data super-centers, which will consume enough electricity annually to power a million homes. This infrastructure project will serve as Amazons…

Misuraca, Nina. “Data Centers in Michigan: What You Need to Know.” Michigan Public, 21 Nov. 2025, www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2025-11-21/data-centers-in-michigan-what-you-need-to-know. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025. This article by Michiganpublic.org works to breakdown the “rumors” and give concerned citizens the real information on what is going on in their state. It opens with a large overview of what these data centers…

Association, National Education. “Environmental Impact of AI.” NEA, June 2025, www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/environmental-impact-ai.  This article written by the National Education Association reveals shocking information about the rate at which A.I. is negatively affecting the planet and environment. Some of the main research identified in the article is that the United States is facing more rapid effects of…

House, Kelly. “Data Centers Eyed in at Least 10 Michigan Towns. How They Might Change State.” Bridge Michigan, 19 Nov. 2025, bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/data-centers-eyed-in-at-least-10-michigan-towns-how-they-might-change-state/. This article published by BridgeMI discusses the development plans taking place throughout the lower peninsula of Michigan and how it will affect the states natural resources, including the massive pull of electricity the…

“Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills” Center for American Progress, www.americanprogress.org/article/residents-of-49-states-and-washington-d-c-face-increasing-electric-and-natural-gas-bills/. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025. This article discusses the rising energy costs for individuals across the country and how the government policies in effect will make that unlikely to change in the near future. Places like the…

Adam Zewe  |  MIT News. “Responding to the Climate Impact of Generative Ai.” MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, news.mit.edu/2025/responding-to-generative-ai-climate-impact-0930. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025. The article addresses the massive carbon footprint being left behind from the building of large data centers around the world. Author Adam Zewe discusses how AI companies are researching and…

“The Projected Impact of Generative AI on Future Productivity Growth.” Penn Wharton Budget Model, Penn Wharton Budget Model, 10 Sept. 2025, budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2025/9/8/projected-impact-of-generative-ai-on-future-productivity-growth.             The projected AI budget model by Penn Wharton takes an in depth look at the workplace revenue and productivity created by AI. The article shows the analytical numbers that are driving AI’s…

Steve Lohr, “Companies Are Pouring Billions into A.I.. It Has yet to Pay off.” The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/business/ai-business-payoff-lags.html. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.             The article by Steve Lohr discusses the mass amounts of money being poured into AI by individual companies and whether or not it is actually paying back their investments. Lohr refers…

19, August, and Lucien Bourcier (’26). “What Impact Does AI Have on the Environment?” Gonzaga University, 19 Aug. 2025, www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/stories/2025/8/19/what-impact-does-ai-have-on-the-environment.  This article published by Gonzaga University discusses the global impact of massive data centers and what A.I. is truly costing the planet. The author shares his concerns with OpenAI’s (creators of Chat-GPT), a planned project…