Ethics and Controversy

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (687+ words) Arkema, Daikin, and Chemours are expanding PFAS output for AI cooling as scientists warn contamination has crossed irreversible planetary limits PFAS, the class of synthetic chemicals now detectable in an estimated 99% of people worldwide, has already breached what scientists call…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago   (446+ words) Published Sep 16, 2026 9:21 AM EDT Data centers don’t just undergird the avalanche of AI slop polluting our social media feeds — they’re spewing an awful lot of physical slop as well. On top of the noxious air pollution, as well as the…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (507+ words) Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times The ongoing campaign to build thousands of massive datacenters for AI will create a “tsunami” of discarded electronics, putting the world on…...

19+ hour, 24+ min ago   (859+ words) Cars drive past data centers, July 16, 2023, in Ashburn, Va. Meta data centers operate, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, near Social Circle, Ga. On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already…...

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1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (305+ words) The AI boom is creating an energy challenge that could reshape fuel markets, strain infrastructure, and complicate America’s climate ambitions. By 2035, U.S. data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined. This forecast is linked to the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (592+ words) “I’m always looking to get the word out about how the scientific community can reduce conflict and build trust with the wider public, and these publications are a great way to do that,” said Barnes about the work she squeezes…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (575+ words) A major diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has raised new questions about the environmental risks accompanying America’s rapidly expanding AI infrastructure. Thousands of gallons of diesel have spilled from an Equinix data center in Secaucus, New Jersey,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (516+ words) Equinix NY2’s automated system dumped up to 5,500 gallons into a 52-acre Meadowlands marsh before operators intervened Thousands of gallons of diesel reached a protected wetland before anyone could stop it, and early assurances of containment deserve careful scrutiny. The NJ…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (248+ words) in New Jersey The Daily Beast Data Center Spills Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Into Wetlands Specialist trucks were used to contain and clean up around 5,000 gallons from a creek. A “computer glitch” at a New Jersey data center…...