EPA's Quiet Push to Shield AI Data Centers From Public Scrutiny
The proposal would let states waive a 30-day comment period for minor air pollution sources, drawing opposition from more than a dozen states and nearly 200 groups.
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EPA's Quiet Push to Shield AI Data Centers From Public Scrutiny
The Trump administration has a clear message for communities alarmed by the explosive growth of data centers powering artificial intelligence. Build them. But don’t make too much noise about it. On a sweltering day in late July, EPA officials rolled out guidance that exempts certain gas-fired power plants built exclusively for data centers from key provisions of the Clean Air Act’s acid rain program. The facilities, often called islanded plants …
The most important environmental agency in the U.S. has a clear position in the face of the growing citizen resistance to artificial intelligence data centers: build more, but eliminate the mechanisms that allow citizens to publicly comment on these constructions. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is in the process of eliminating the requirement of public hearing for new industrial facilities — including many data centers — under the Clean A…
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