Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory began tracking data center water consumption data, involving Google.
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Updated Sep 1
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What happened
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory began tracking data center water consumption data, involving Google.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States national laboratory located near Berkeley, California
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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