Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought.
“The US and China are racing to see who can destroy the environment most quickly,” said Lenny Siegel, a member of Chips Communities United, a group working with industry and administration officials to try to implement environmental safeguards. “If we had a sensible approach to these things then someone would have to present some answers before they develop and use these systems.”
#AIdatacenters #AIdatacentres #cdnpoli #ableg #foreverchemicals
#pollution #environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/04/pfas-pollution-data-centers-ai
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