Quietly Poisoning the Neighborhoods As the world grapples with the implications of an increasingly digital existence, a more insidious threat looms in plain sight: the unchecked growth of data centers.
These behemoths consume massive amounts of energy, produce copious amounts of heat and carbon emissions, and pose significant risks to local ecosystems.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule change that would grant states unprecedented power to limit public participation in the permitting process for new sources of air pollution – including data centers.