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How Do Data Centers Impact Public Health?
The Union of Concerned Scientists is examining how data centers affect public health, pointing to the pollution generated by the electricity they consume. As data center construction accelerates to serve artificial intelligence and cloud computing, researchers warn that power plants supplying them emit pollutants linked to asthma, heart disease and premature deaths, often concentrated in communities near power infrastructure.
Why now: Rapid AI-driven data center expansion is raising fresh concerns about the health costs of their energy use.
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- How Do Data Centers Impact Public Health? · The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists
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