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Is the environmental impact of datacentres finally cutting through?

Anti-datacentre sentiment is growing from across the political spectrum in the US. More than a dozen states have considered moratoria on datacentres. New York became the first US state to enact a temporary ban last month. Progressive stalwarts Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have proposed a national moratorium. And even Greg Abbott, the far-right governor of Texas, called for a ban on datacentre development in rural swaths of his state. Fuelling alarm about datacentres are envi…

Climate · P Space — documented harm · certified 2026-08-29 · v1 · article view · machine-readable

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AI datacentres increase electricity demand and associated infrastructure costs, contributing to higher US utility bills and environmental concerns over water usage and contamination.

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