"The agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, says he wants to “get out of the way” and stop “gumming up the works” so that fast-track construction of the massive computing facilities will “make America the artificial intelligence capital of the world.”"
"The Trump administration has begun prioritizing the review of new, potentially hazardous chemicals used in data centers that public health advocates and environmental attorneys warn could endanger workers, communities and the environment.
While the Environmental Protection Agency, which made the announcement last month, has prioritized new chemical reviews for some industries in the past, advocates said the new EPA effort and an accompanying executive order, “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure,” signed by President Trump go well beyond data centers and benefit the fossil fuel, nuclear and semiconductor industries, among others.
They include what advocates said is unprecedented language that calls for the EPA to “ease” and “reduce” regulations.
“We inherited a massive backlog of new chemical reviews from the Biden Administration, which is getting in the way of projects as it pertains to data center and artificial intelligence projects,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in announcing the fast-track chemical review. “The Trump EPA wants to get out of the way and help speed up progress on these critical developments, as opposed to gumming up the works.”"
Tom Perkins reports for Inside Climate News October 2, 2025.
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