US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters
The Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2018. Photograph: Gerry Broome/APView image in fullscreenThe Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2018. “Some are toxic, some are greenhouse gases and some are both.”Pfas are a class of about 16,000 compounds dubbed “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down, and accumulate in the human body and environment.
- ▪The Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2018.
- ▪Photograph: Gerry Broome/APView image in fullscreenThe Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2018.
- ▪“Some are toxic, some are greenhouse gases and some are both.”Pfas are a class of about 16,000 compounds dubbed “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down, and accumulate in the human body and environment.
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The Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2018. Photograph: Gerry Broome/APView image in fullscreenThe Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2018. Photograph: Gerry Broome/APUS newsUS environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacentersCoalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s useTom PerkinsMon 27 Jul 2026 08.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions…
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