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Former EPA officials: Trump administration is allowing data centers to make people sick

Published

25 September 2026

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regulatory

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AI Infrastructure

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United States

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Fusion42 · 26 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The Trump administration has weakened EPA pollution safeguards and enforcement, facilitating faster data center development powered by fossil fuels, which former EPA officials warn could lead to increased health risks including thousands of premature deaths annually.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure, and 4 sources have reported it between 12 Sep 2026 and 25 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a more permissive US regulatory environment that lets data centers pollute more freely, raising urgent questions about community health and compliance risk that you can't ignore.

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4 sources · first reported 12 Sep 2026 · latest 25 Sep 2026

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