Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds
Concern rises as 6 in 10 Americans back limits on new data centers and about two-thirds favor cleaner power, the poll found.
- A recent Gallup poll shows that 71% of Americans oppose the construction of AI data centers, demonstrating widespread public resistance to the infrastructure required for artificial intelligence.
- Environmental concerns drive this bipartisan opposition, as 53% of Americans express high concern over artificial intelligence's impact, with many citing excessive water usage and pollution risks from data centers.
- According to Gallup's March 2026 data, opposition is bipartisan, with 75% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans opposing construction where they live.
- Foreign state actors are "amplifying the homegrown data center revolt" as "a wedge against trust in U.S. infrastructure, companies, and government," Alethea's report warned.
- Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the AI Data Center Moratorium Act to impose a federal freeze on large-scale facility expansion.
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Poll: Americans Are Getting Worried About AI's Environmental Cost
Americans have grown more concerned about the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence over the last year, granting to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. The poll found that 53% of Americans are "extremely" or...
Most Americans Are Concerned With The Environmental Impact Of AI, Poll Shows. Democrats Worry The Most.
53% of U.S. adults are now "extremely" or "very" concerned about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, up from 41% who expressed similar concerns last year.
One AI issue unites Republicans and Democrats: Data centre limits
Americans increasingly worry about artificial intelligence's environmental effects. Many citizens are concerned about data centers' local electricity and water usage. A majority of people support limiting new data center construction nationwide. Most Americans favor requiring data centers to use clean energy sources.
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Independent EspañolBack home after a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove by a seaside of dark industrial buildings bordering an already crowded northern Virginia road: data centers.
Both Democrats and Republicans Are Increasingly Worried About AI’s Environmental Impact
As data centers break ground in communities across the country, Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, which found that about half (53%) of Americans are “extremely” or … The post Both Democrats and Republicans Are Increasingly Worried About AI’s Environmenta…
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