Read the full article by Oakley Shelton-Thomas (Food & Water Watch)
“For decades, communities suffering from PFAS pollution have sounded the alarm on the harms of these ‘forever chemicals.’ Powerful organizing and research have pushed some industries to phase out PFAS and state leaders to start passing policy to address the crisis, even as the Trump administration falls behind. But this progress is in jeopardy thanks to one of the greatest environmental and economic threats of our time: data centers.
A trove of research links per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to harm throughout the human body. The more than 12,000 PFAS chemicals are everywhere, from plastic packaging to cosmetics to carpets. And once they’re made, they don’t easily degrade, potentially persisting in our bodies for years and the environment for decades or centuries.
Now, the same companies that have inundated our lives with PFAS and even fracking corporations are creating PFAS for AI data centers. The Trump administration is holding open the doors for more PFAS pollution via data centers. Without action, chemical, fracking, and tech giants will continue to win big while our health and environment suffer. “…