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Datacenter developers in the United States are facing accusations that they are circumventing key federal pollution regulations. The report has drawn attention to the environmental footprint of the rapidly expanding datacenter industry, which powers cloud computing and artificial intelligence services. Critics say regulatory loopholes are allowing projects to avoid scrutiny over emissions, water use and local pollution impacts, intensifying debate over the sector's growth.
- 2Americans grow wary of datacenters even as AI use rises●On the other hand, they're using AI more and more and more... Cognitive Dissonance anyone? "Americans are growing more a
A Pew Research Center survey finds Americans increasingly wary of datacenters, with sharp rises since January in the share who view their effects on the environment and energy costs negatively. Commenters highlight an apparent contradiction: concern about datacenter impacts is climbing at the same time as people use AI tools more heavily, the very infrastructure driving datacenter expansion.