The EPA Wants to Make Data Centre Pollution Disclosure Optional

The EPA wants to make data centre pollution disclosure optional

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed making public disclosure of air pollution from minor sources voluntary rather than mandatory, a change that would cover the diesel generators clustered around data centres. It follows the same direction as the exemptions the administration has already granted, having excused data centres and rockets from parts of environmental law earlier […] This story continues at The Next Web

Trump’s EPA Moves to Give Data Centers a Pass

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would basically give data centers the ability to pollute as much as they want.The Environmental Protection Agency’s rule change, The Guardian reports, would remove the Clean Air Act requirement that data centers publicly disclose their air pollution, making the disclosures voluntary at the discretion of state and some local officials. But since many state and local governments have business a…

Trump EPA aims to exempt data centers from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn

A new rule proposed by the Trump administration aims to kill public notification for datacenter air pollution, public health advocates warn, and allow emission permits to be issued behind closed doors.

Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn

Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollution