SENATOR MARKEY RELEASES NEW REPORT DETAILING EPA CAPITULATION TO BIG TECH, DANGEROUS EASING OF REGULATIONS TO BUILD DATA CENTERS AT THE EXPENSE OF TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITIES' HEALTH

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

"The EPA's Data Center Disaster" Report (PDF)

Washington (September 30, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released a report titled, The EPA's Data Center Disaster: How the Trump Administration is Destroying Environmental Protections and Selling Out Communities for Big Tech, detailing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s campaign of reckless deregulation to dilute environmental and public health guardrails in direct service of Big Tech's race to build data centers.

"75% of Americans do not want a data center in their backyard, ...