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On Jan. 16, a local advocacy group in Syracuse filed a state lawsuit against Micron Technology to address concerns of potential environmental and local impacts of the company’s planned “megafab” – an $100 billion investment in a semiconductor fabrication plant meant to supply growing demand for artificial intelligence and memory chips.

Many New York officials have hailed the investment as revolutionary, with Micron promising to deliver over 50,000 jobs to New York through the investment. This fabrication plant will consist of four facilities, with the first set to be finished by 2030 and the remaining three by 2040.

But, this huge development will place a major strain on the surrounding area’s resources, especially through electrical grids. Research found the water wasted by Micron will be monumental, totaling up to 48 million gallons daily. Tech companies seem to have no problem exploiting natural resources despite major concerns raised by local environmental groups.

Micron would be another example of a multibillion-dollar technology company sacrificing our planet and quality of life for the sake of profit. In the past few years,........

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