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AI Data Centers Are Driving a Surge in “Forever Chemicals,” Research Finds
Calls grow for a global ban on PFAS, which are tied to a range of health issues, including various cancers.
The EPA Is Planning to Scrap Public Review Rules for Data Center Pollution
Americans strongly oppose data centers in their communities. The federal government wants to make them easier to build.
Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research
Residents are concerned that the joint University of Michigan/Los Alamos facility will power a nuclear arms race.
Fetterman Backs Trump’s Insulting Comments Berating Opponents of Data Centers
Fetterman's comments come as Trump describes those opposed to expanding data centers as “backwards.”
Nevada Governor Endorsed Data Centers Days After AI Investor Donated $1 Million
The revelation comes as the driest state in the nation grapples with data centers’ enormous resource demands.
The Rapid Buildout of Data Centers Is Weakening the Clean Air Act
New EPA guidance is part of an effort to loosen regulations for data centers and the power plants built to serve them.
Exploited Data Workers Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Workers in the Global South are deliberately invisibilized by the companies that produce AI, says a sociologist.
Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both," says Gil Durán.
GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers’ “Toxic Brand” to Help Midterm Chances
Supporting data centers has become an “anchor” on the Republican Senate campaign in Ohio, the NRSC says.
ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine
A New Jersey township ordinance is the first in the US reflecting the link between the deportation regime and Big Tech.