Yahoo Finance(@YahooFinance):Amazon is facing real pushback over its data center boom — and its sustainability chief is responding directly. Kara Hurst told Semafor the company is "taking a look at what have we done well and where have we fallen down." Translation: more public metrics on energy and water use are coming, plus a push for communities near these sites to see jobs and investment, not just the costs. There's still no US law requiring companies to disclose data centers' environmental impact — this is voluntary, for now. Do you think tech companies should be legally required to disclose this, or is self-reporting good enough? Read more:

2026.09.23 16:30

Amazon is facing real pushback over its data center boom — and its sustainability chief is responding directly. Kara Hurst told Semafor the company is "taking a look at what have we done well and where have we fallen down." Translation: more public metrics on energy and water use are coming, plus a push for communities near these sites to see jobs and investment, not just the costs. There's still no US law requiring companies to disclose data centers' environmental impact — this is voluntary, for now. Do you think tech companies should be legally required to disclose this, or is self-reporting good enough? Read more: