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Resident urges full independent environmental review of proposed 'Project Bosch' AI data center
Summary
During privilege of the floor, Ella Blythe asked Lima City Council to require a full, independent environmental impact statement for a proposed AI data center (Project Bosch), citing projected high water use, aquifer risks, grid impacts and a need for detailed recycling and mitigation plans.
At the Lima City Council meeting on Feb. 2, public commenter Ella Blythe urged the council to require a full, independent environmental impact statement for a proposed AI data center referred to in testimony as "Project Bosch."
Blythe, who identified herself as holding a master's degree in environmental health and safety and holding a certified safety professional designation, told the council she was "deeply worried about the environmental [and] economic impacts" and singled out the Great Miami Buried Valley aquifer as a key local resource at risk. She…
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