EPA Proposal to Silence Communities on Data Center Pollution Sparks Sharp Debate Over Transparency and Power

EPA Proposal to Silence Communities on Data Center Pollution Sparks Sharp Debate Over Transparency and Power

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is advancing a rule change that would strip away a long-standing federal requirement for public notice and comment on air pollution permits for minor sources. These permits frequently cover data centers and the diesel generators or gas-fired plants built to keep them running. The shift has ignited fierce opposition from nearly 200 environmental, health and community organizations along w…

EPA Is Limiting Public Input on Data Centers

Current conditions: A sleepy Atlantic hurricane season just snapped to attention as two tropical storms started forming near the Caribbean and off Africa’s coast • Southern California is bracing for a week of triple-digit temperatures • The Hawk Fire has forced 42,000 people to evacuate an area near Reno, Nevada. THE TOP FIVE1. EPA is limiting public input on data centersThe Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal a federal rule requirin…

EPA moves to curb public input on data centers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for communities to weigh in on proposed data centers, even as a backlash against the behemoth projects grows across the country. The post EPA moves to curb public input on data centers appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

EPA moves to curb public input on data centers - The Boston Globe

Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.

U.S. gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centers by removing requirements for public input on pollution — EPA change would allow air pollution permits without publicizing them

States would then need to choose if they want to solicit public feedback for permits.