Amazon pledges $1 billion over five years amid data-center controversy, drawing criticism from environmental groups
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
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Amazon pledged to donate more than $1 billion over the next five years to communities near its data centers. Communities will decide how to use the funds for education, job training, energy affordability, water, and energy conservation. Amazon also promised that data centers will not raise electricity bills or deplete local water supplies, and aims to achieve water positivity by 2030.
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