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Datacenter developers accused of skirting US pollution rules
Original: Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/27/datac
A new report accuses datacenter developers in the United States of sidestepping key pollution regulations, raising concerns over the environmental cost of the industry's rapid expansion. The claims add to growing scrutiny of how datacenters are built and powered as demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure surges across the country.
Why now: Concerns are growing about the environmental impact of the rapidly expanding datacenter industry in the US.
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- Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/27/datacenter-developers-us-pollution-rules # DatacentersUs # UsNews # WorldNews # Environment · theguardian_us_environment@halo.nu · 4
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