EPA Issues Permitting Guidance to Further President Trump’s Agenda Promoting Data Centers and Safeguarding Communities | US EPA
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This month, EPA issued guidance clarifying that the Clean Air Act Acid Rain Program does not apply to power generation facilities that are not connected to a public electricity grid, commonly referred to as “islanded” power generation facilities.
  • BooBees@fedinsfw.appEnglish
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    2 days ago

    So every company can slap a windows machine next to their pollution dumping generators and call it a data center now.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.caEnglish
      20·
      2 days ago

      No, the ruling sends to be as long as it’s not a publicly contracted utility you can polute as much as you want.

      That is to say, basically anything the rich want to do to pollute is fine as long as they don’t share it with the plebs.