Zeldin warns against banning data centers in US, citing China

Lee Zeldin warns against data center bans in US, citing China

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin is pushing back against the idea of banning data centers, arguing that a nationwide moratorium would hand a massive advantage to China in the global race for artificial intelligence supremacy, The Hill reported. Zeldin believes the United States needs to maintain its lead in the AI sector while simultaneously addressing the valid concerns that local communities have about these massive fac…

Zeldin warns against banning data centers in US, citing China

Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Sunday warned against banning data centers, citing implications for the U.S. in the artificial intelligence race to outpace China.  “There's been a push from some states where they're talking about a statewide moratorium and what I've found is that most of this country wants to make...