Community outrage shut down Project Blue data center project in Tucson — but it’s not dead yet
Tucson residents have been up in arms about a proposed data center dubbed Project Blue. The project, which is tied to tech giant Amazon, would have been built on 290 acres of unincorporated land the developer wanted annexed into Tucson so it could access water supplies. But, as residents relentlessly pointed out, that’s water that Tucson desperately needs. On Wednesday, the Tucson City Council heard those constituents loud and clear. Council members voted unanimously against bringing the massive project to Tucson. … Arizona Luminaria reporter Yana Kuchinoff was there, and she joined The Show to talk about what she saw and what happens next.
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