EPA head Zeldin says Trump admin won't set environmental requirements for data centers

EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Rejects Nationwide Environmental Standards For Data Centers, Cites Local Authority

The Environmental Protection Agency will not establish nationwide environmental requirements or recommendations for the rapidly expanding data center industry, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin confirmed Wednesday. Zeldin made the announcement at the POLITICO Energy Summit in Washington, arguing that states and local communities are better positioned than federal regulators to determine appropriate standards. “Ten times out of 10, I’m not going to si…

Zeldin: No Environmental Standards For Data Centers

Politico reports: The Trump administration is not going to set nationwide environmental requirements or recommendations for the rapidly growing data center industry, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. While there are technologies and practices that reduce air pollution and water usage, states and communities know what works best for them, Zeldin said at the POLITICO Energy Summit in Washington. “Ten times out of 10, I’m not going to si…

EPA head Zeldin says Trump admin won't set environmental requirements for data centers

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that the Trump administration wouldn’t be setting environmental requirements for data centers.

EPA won't set nationwide standards for data centers

The Trump administration is not going to set nationwide environmental requirements or recommendations for the rapidly growing data center industry, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. While there are technologies and practices that reduce air pollution and water usage, states and communities know what works best for them, Zeldin said at the POLITICO Energy Summit...