WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sent two letters last week opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to eliminate the 30-day mandatory public notice period that allows communities to provide input on proposed facilities, like data centers, that may affect the air they breathe.
The first letter urges EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to withdraw the proposed rule and disclose any documents showing that the agency communicated with data center owners ahead of the proposal.
"We agree that permitting should be efficient, predictable, and capa...