Datacenter Developers Accused of Avoiding US Pollution Regulations

<p>Environmental advocates allege that datacenter developers are manipulating the EPA’s air pollution permitting process to evade emission controls and scrutiny of their projects.</p><p>According to the advocates, companies require federal permits to emit various pollutants. Some large tech firms are reportedly circumventing “major” reviews by splitting their emissions sources into separate, multiple “minor” sources, which demand less regulatory oversight.</p>