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Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate federal requirements for public notice and comment periods regarding data center air permits. This regulatory shift aims to streamline facility development by reducing local community oversight of industrial emissions.
- 01EPA proposal removes mandatory public comment opportunities for specific industrial site pollution permits
- 02Regulatory changes address growing local opposition to rapid data center infrastructure expansion
- 03Policy shift focuses on accelerating project timelines by bypassing federal transparency requirements
- 04Proposed rule changes significantly alter environmental compliance obligations for new data center developments
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Just as new data centers face growing backlash from neighboring communities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to make it harder for people to weigh in on any pollution those centers create. The EPA plans to toss out a federal rule requiring public notice and an opportunity to comment when certain industrial sites […]