Home / PoliticsPoliticsThe New York TimesPoliticsThe New York Times·Sep 10, 2026·1 min readA.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials WarnAir pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.View original source — The New York Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesTechnologyTechRadarTechnologySep 9, 2026 · 1 minRare bacteria, heavy metals, and toxic pollutants are leaking from data centers across the United StatesTechRadarWorldDeutsche WelleWorldSep 3, 2026 · 1 minAre data centers really bad for the planet?Deutsche WelleWorldABC NewsWorldJun 18, 2026 · 1 minProposed data centre faces scrutiny over water and environmental risksABC NewsTechnologyTimes of IndiaTechnologySep 6, 2026 · 1 minUS war veteran's home threatened by Elon Musk's AI data centre in TennesseeTimes of India
TechnologyTechRadarTechnologySep 9, 2026 · 1 minRare bacteria, heavy metals, and toxic pollutants are leaking from data centers across the United StatesTechRadar
WorldABC NewsWorldJun 18, 2026 · 1 minProposed data centre faces scrutiny over water and environmental risksABC News
TechnologyTimes of IndiaTechnologySep 6, 2026 · 1 minUS war veteran's home threatened by Elon Musk's AI data centre in TennesseeTimes of India