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Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute

Global Published 12 September 2026, 19:41 · archived 12 Sep 2026

President Donald Trump is weakening environmental regulations in the name of speeding up the construction of AI data centers, raising health risks for Americans, a cadre of former EPA officials said this week in a briefing and new report. They are urging - perhaps futilely - the president to adopt a "Data Center Health Protection […]

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