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Updated · NBC News · Jul 11

EPA Proposes Ending Public Input for Some New Data Centers as AI Buildout Accelerates

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Updated · NBC News · Jul 11

EPA Proposes Ending Public Input for Some New Data Centers as AI Buildout Accelerates

2 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 11

The EPA has proposed dropping public-feedback requirements for some new industrial facilities, a change that would cover many planned data centers.
The move would narrow a channel communities use to weigh in on permitting as data-center construction expands rapidly with AI demand.
Environmental activists cast the proposal as another Trump administration step to ease development for the AI sector despite mounting backlash over its environmental footprint.

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