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US data center discharged pollution for nearly a year without permits
Original: US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
A data center in the United States discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year without holding the required environmental permits, according to The Guardian. The report is drawing attention to the environmental footprint of data centers, which have expanded rapidly to serve growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and to gaps in oversight of their emissions and wastewater.
Why now: Concerns about the environmental impact of rapidly expanding data centers are under scrutiny.
Evidence
- US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits · The Guardian
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