The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to remove the requirement for public notice of polluting datacenters, leaving state and local regulators to decide whether the public gets a say on minor-source permits.
The US Environmental Protection Agency is to drop the requirement for public notice of polluting datacenters, according to a report. Under the proposed change, state and local regulators would decide whether the public gets a say on minor-source permits.
The move would affect permits for datacenters that are classified as minor sources of pollution. Currently, such permits require public notice, but the new approach would leave that decision to state and local authorities.
Why this matters: The change could reduce public oversight of pollution from datacenters, which have grown rapidly and raised environmental concerns.
What this means for you: Residents near proposed datacenters may have fewer opportunities to comment on pollution permits if state and local regulators choose not to require public notice.
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