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The Trump Administration is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
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Fusion42 · 3 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Trump administration has approved the Townsite Data Center project on 88.5 acres of public land in Nevada without updated environmental review or public input. This action follows a 2025 executive order to accelerate permitting for data center infrastructure on federal lands, shifting from initial solar project plans to a 167-megawatt gas-powered data center.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure.
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You face a new regulatory environment where federal lands can be repurposed for large data centers without usual environmental checks, opening doors but also raising local impact risks you must manage. This change is a deadline to evaluate your site choices and compliance approach if you target US federal land projects.
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