EPA Official Agrees to Review Data Center Water Impact (AOC Shows Dirty Water)

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im generally an AOC fan however this looks a little bit suspect, since we dont know where she got these jars from, and also the datacenters are only under construction, not actually running. Construction can certainly cause water to run dirty for a bit.

clarification, her testimony is entirely about construction issues, which is fine, but i dont appreciate how she's misleadingly taking advantage of how it looks like she's claiming "data centers pollute water". details at https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...:

> In July 2025, the Administration published an Executive Order to accelerate federal permitting of data center infrastructure. On May 11th, 2026, Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a rule to allow data center developers to engage in “pre-construction” activities before they receive their final environmental permits. The EPA claims this has “no impact to human health or the environment.”

she wants to ban this apparent practice of companies beginning excavation for their new datacenter before they even get their permits, which I entirely support.

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