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Former President Donald Trump's AI Action Plan aims to streamline environmental reviews and permitting for data centers by targeting the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a 55-year-old law designed to protect the environment. The plan seeks to provide "categorical exclusions" for data centers to expedite permitting. Critics argue that this move disregards environmental and community impacts, while proponents see it as a way to reduce delays in development.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff