Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute

Zhao Ledger

Published Sep 12, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC

Source: PolicySource
- Form CY-3001, "Deregulation and Subsequent Fines": Trump's EPA, under Administrator Zeldin, is shredding environmental rules to fast-build AI data centers and make America "the AI capital of the world." Ex-EPA officials warn this weakens health protections and issued a "Data Center Health Protection Pledge," which the administration will likely ignore — classic creative compliance. Zhao Ledger's read: deregulation is just an audit deferral. Skip the emissions forms today, and tomorrow some stack-eyed operator gets fined for the footer they never filed. Not on the manifest means not happening — until a regulator stamps it into reality. Sign here, Mr. President; audit trail or audit prison. Holy Kingston shrimp — even threadbare courier ships file PoD seals, and they don't melt a grid.