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The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act

The guidance could leave state regulators with fewer tools to monitor emissions from dedicated plants built to serve data centers.

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Across the country, the electricity needs of data centers have been a major driver of the widespread resistance to speedy development. The rapid buildouts of data centers have raised concerns that residential and small business utility customers will end up shouldering the costs, and about the health and climate impacts because much of the new capacity relies on burning fossil fuels. The rush has also given rise to a popular refrain: Make the da…

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Grist broke the news in Seattle, United States on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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