alt.hn

7/28/2026 at 6:14:29 PM

EPA says [dedicated] power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

 https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epa-says-power-data-centers-can-sidestep-pollution-laws-2026-07-27/

by HotGarbage

7/28/2026 at 7:11:51 PM

Sounds like rural America is continuing to get exactly what they voted for - regulatory capture and business growth.

by cosmicgadget

7/28/2026 at 7:48:14 PM

Is _that_ what that smell is? I did wonder.

by dwattttt

7/28/2026 at 9:05:16 PM

Yeah screw those areas that voted 49% against Trump, unlike those other areas that only voted 49% of Trump. Obviously having a tiny difference in voter preference means everyone in the area is trash and deserves to suffer. /s

I find this rhetoric repulsive and only serves to harm the many in favor of the few who manipulate party politics and spread broad blind hate.

by AngryData

7/28/2026 at 11:44:17 PM

What a faithful representation of my statment.

by cosmicgadget

7/29/2026 at 12:36:42 AM

Im not sure how else im is suppose to take a condemnation of such a broad and diverse swath of people that is only like 1% different from your preferred voting demograph.

by AngryData

7/29/2026 at 3:34:25 AM

Ask a chatbot maybe?

by cosmicgadget

7/28/2026 at 9:49:45 PM

The EPA has become worse than worthless. It's overtly doing what it can to ensure environmental harms rather than environmental protection.

by JohnFen

7/28/2026 at 8:21:11 PM

Some thoughts for framing. Are data centers a national security risk? How is that different than the national electrical grid who h is already critical to national security. It sounds like the national grid is failing its purpose due to unplanned for/unexpected demands. This is a gradient, reduce demand/increase capacity. Is our health a national security issue? I would like to think so.

We are making a choice, it is more important to the nation to acceleate power consumption support over health concerns and climate change.

Even if allowing this exception, how much head room does that even buy us? 10 years, 1 year, 6 months worth of growth? How does that measure against bringing new cleaner energy production online?

Either the bubble will pop, efficiency gains in models/tech/hardware reduce demand, or we hit the ceiling anyways. So is it worth paying this cost in the mid-term?

by mey