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EPA exempts off-grid AI data center power plants from Clean Air Act acid rain program caps (SO₂/NOₓ limits), affecting ~60 distributed power sites nationwide.

Regulatory relief accelerates deployment of isolated AI power infrastructure; environmental backstop removed, enabling higher-emission fossil fuel generation for data centers.
Trade pressSlicast · July 29, 2026 at 10:25 UTC · US · Source: Tech Times
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