Data Centers Could Erase Decades of Air Quality Gains, Report Warns
cdrnsf · hn · 2026-10-22
Citing a new report, The Verge writes that pollution from rapidly expanding data centers could wipe out decades of air quality improvements in the US, with health impacts rising alongside AI infrastructure buildout.
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