Claims: The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act
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- title: The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act Source
- url: https://grist.org/regulation/the-rush-to-power-data-centers-is-weakening-the-clean-air-act/ Source
- summary: Across the country, the electricity needs of data centers have been a major driver of the widespread resistance to speedy development. The rapid buildouts of data centers have raised concerns that residential and small business utility customers will end up shouldering the costs, and about the health and climate impacts because much of the new capacity relies on burning fossil fuels. The rush has also given rise to a popular refrain: Make the data centers provide their own electricity. Pennsylva… Source
- published: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000 Source