Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a version published Aug. 27, 2025 by the Minnesota Women’s Press Minnesota is poised on the brink of a precedent-setting situation as it comes to the future of the state’s water. A hyperscale data center is currently in construction in Rosemount, and projects are in various stages of approval in cities such as Apple Valley, Cannon Falls, Farmington, Hermantown, Lakeville, and Pine Island. There have been few protections in place so far abo...| Streets.mn