US EditionGroup of People Rally to Celebrate Project Blue Being Denied
PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUG 7 – Council members cited public opposition and concerns over high water use as reasons for rejecting the data center project that would have created 180 permanent jobs, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Tucson City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to halt all discussions and decline moving forward with the proposed Project Blue data center.
- The vote followed weeks of public meetings where strong community opposition arose over concerns about water use, local impact, and economic trust.
- Project Blue, planned near Houghton Road and I-10, was to involve multiple phases, create 180 long-term jobs, and generate nearly $10 million in annual city revenue.
- Councilwoman Lane Santa Cruz expressed that the project conflicts with the community’s principles, environmental concerns, and sustainable economic goals.
- The council’s decision signals Tucson’s stance against water-intensive data centers and sends a message that such projects must align with community priorities.
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The Business TimesArizona city defeats massive data center project over water, energy concerns
A massive data center that was slated for southern Arizona may be no more after a city council vote on Wednesday unanimously directed all staff to stop work.Dubbed "Project Blue," the data center was supposed to be built on 290 acres in Pima County. The county's board of supervisors approved selling the land north of the Pima County Fairgrounds for the center, but the project still required the city of Tucson's approval of a development agreemen…
Group of people rally to celebrate Project Blue being denied
Right outside of Tucson City Hall, about 50 members of the No Desert Data Center group held a rally celebrating the Tucson Mayor and City Council voting down plans to construct Project Blue, a proposed data center.Today was a huge victory for the people of Tucson and it wouldnt have happened without thousands of people, Lee Ziesche said.Lee Ziesche With No Desert Data Center, a group against the project, has been protesting the amount of water t…
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria
The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center — tied to tech giant Amazon — into city limits. After weeks of escalating public outrage over the lack of transparency around Project Blue, the council voted to end negotiations and remove the annexation and development agreement from the upcoming council meeting agenda — a move that effectively shuts down one of the lar…
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