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PBS Newshour

The environmental consequences of looser regulations for AI

Season 2025 Episode 229 | 5m 03s

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom, but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those protections, and the Trump administration appears to be all in. Ali Rogin speaks with Wired senior reporter Molly Taft for more.

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