The project that would bring a data center to Pima County may be dead. The Tucson City Council voted unanimously to direct city staff to stop all work on Project Blue on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The vote orders an end to further discussion or development of the project.

The Tucson City Council voted unanimously to kill Project Blue, a large data center proposed for land near I-10 and Houghton. Council members cited public opposition to the proposal, and concerns that the project would use far too much water and electricity to be appropriate in Tucson’s fragile desert environment.