Trump’s EPA Wants Fewer People Asking Questions About Data Center Pollution
Two people look across the Ohio river at a coal power plant in Ripley Ohio on June 12, 2025.Jeff Swensen via Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration is quietly considering a rule change that could make it easier for polluters to build facilities—including certain gas plants and diesel generators that power data centers—with little to no notice to the public.
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- ▪This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
- ▪The Trump administration is quietly considering a rule change that could make it easier for polluters to build facilities—including certain gas plants and diesel generators that power data centers—with little to no notice to the public.
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Two people look across the Ohio river at a coal power plant in Ripley Ohio on June 12, 2025.Jeff Swensen via Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration is quietly considering a rule change that could make it easier for polluters to build facilities—including certain gas plants and diesel generators that power data centers—with little to no notice to the public.
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