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Photos: More than 1,000 blast Project Blue during public meeting at Tucson Convention Center
- Mamta Popat
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Project Blue is proposed to be a two-complex set of data centers in Tucson-- one planned for the far southeast side near Interstate 10, the other still lacking a specific location but likely to rise near the first center.
During the last of three city-run public meetings on Monday night, August 4, 2025, the overwhelming majority of people in attendance vented anger, frustration and sadness as they took turns blasting the project's planned water and energy use as excessive and taking the city government to task for not installing strong enough guardrails to insure the project would meet its commitment to be "water positive."
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Citizens shout their opinions during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Citizens shout their opinions during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025. Representatives from the city of Tucson, Tucson Electric Power, and Project Blue developer Beale Infrastructure shared information and answered community questions regarding the project.
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Citizens hold up signs during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Kalyanraman Bharathen voices his opinion during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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A woman holds up a sign against Project Blue during a public meeting at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Fiona Taylor, upper right, shouts during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Logan Craig, vice president of development, and Christina Casler, director of water, for Beale Infrastructure, talk to each other during a public meeting for Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Citizens shout their opinions during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Melanie Cooley, of Watershed Management, makes some comments regarding water during a public meeting about Project Blue at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Eden Cornejo-Enrique, far left, and Raelyn Orozco, second from left, talk to Mayor Regina Romero to voice their opposition to Project Blue after a public meeting at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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Raelyn Orozco hugs Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, after speaking with her about Project Blue as Fiona Taylor, far right, wipes away her tears after a public meeting at the Tucson Convention Center on August 4, 2025.
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