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More Data Centers = More Toxic PFAS
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Food & Water Watch
Now, the same companies that have inundated our lives with PFAS and even fracking corporations are creating PFAS for AI data centers.
The Trump administration is holding open the doors for more PFAS pollution via data centers.
Tech’s “Green Solution” Relies on Toxic PFASOne of data centers’ major environmental threats is their water consumption.
For example, data center developer Data Volt recently announced plans to invest $20 billion in data centers in the United States.
Data centers also coat pipes, cables, and other equipment with PFAS, which, due to the high equipment turnover rate at data centers, ultimately ends up in landfills.