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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins

Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn

people hold signs that say 'stop data centers'
Demonstrators hold up "Stop Data Centers" signs as US President Donald Trump speaks at the General Motors Proving Ground testing facility in Milford, Michigan, US, on Monday, July 27, 2026. Photograph: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A new rule proposed by the Trump administration aims to kill public notification for datacenter air pollution, public health advocates warn, and allow emission permits to be issued behind closed doors.

The datacenters are often sources of nitrogen oxide, which helps form ozone, carbon monoxide and heavy metals, among other pollutants.

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