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数据中心开发商被指规避美国关键污染法规Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules

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环保组织警告称,相关企业正在操纵流程以规避排放控制和对其项目的审查。

Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warn Datacenter developers are manipulating the EPA’s air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental advocates allege.

环保倡导者指出,数据中心开发商正在操纵美国环保署(EPA)的空气污染许可程序,以逃避对其项目的排放控制和监管审查。企业在排放各类污染物时需要获得联邦许可。

Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warn Datacenter developers are manipulating the EPA’s air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental advocates allege.

倡导者表示,一些大型科技公司在申请许可时,通过将排放源拆分为多个“小型”源来规避“重大”审查,从而减少了监管监督。

Companies need federal permits to emit a range of pollutants. In their permit applications, some in big tech are avoiding “major” reviews by dividing their emissions sources into separate, multiple “minor” sources that require less regulatory oversight, the advocates say.