{"id":72824,"date":"2026-07-19T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=72824"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T18:53:57","slug":"ai-data-center-health-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=72824","title":{"rendered":"<h2>There&#8217;s a rapidly growing awareness regarding the devastating AI Data Center health impacts<h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>The race for AI dominance.<\/h3>\n<p>Doreen<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">Disclaimer<\/h3>\n<p>I personally do not advocate any process or procedure contained in any of my human publications. Information presented is not intended to provide legal, lawful, financial or medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, cure, nor prevent any disease. Views expressed are for educational purposes only. I surround, protect, purify and make harmless the following information.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">EMF health effects<\/h3>\n<p>Data centers are being fast-tracked at the federal level despite documented human health and environmental harm. Data centers bring together nearly every type of pollution from air, water, land to harmful noise, EMF, and fire risk. Yet regulatory frameworks in place to allow development, lack the holistic oversight needed to address these compounding, multi-system impacts. Communities are blindsided by well-financed corporate pushes, while existing policies evaluate only a few hazards in isolation, creating massive loopholes that fail to protect public health and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Hyperscale data centers are enormous industrial-facilities that can span hundreds of acres and contain hundreds of thousands to millions of servers. They require massive amounts of electricity, water cooling infrastructure, transmission lines, diesel generators, and industrial equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The link below summarizes critical health and environmental issues along with key recommendations to protect communities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">RISKS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Air Pollution<\/li>\n<li>Energy Demand<\/li>\n<li>Forever Chemicals and PFAS<\/li>\n<li>Noise Pollution<\/li>\n<li>Water Impacts<\/li>\n<li>EMF Exposure<\/li>\n<li>Thermal (Heat) Pollution<\/li>\n<li>Fire Risk<\/li>\n<li>Herbicide Spraying<\/li>\n<li>Light Pollution<\/li>\n<li>Supply Chain Human Rights Abuses and Critical Mineral Exploitation<\/li>\n<li>E-Waste<\/li>\n<li>Nuclear Power Health Risk<\/li>\n<li>Flooding Risk<\/li>\n<li>Data Center Infrastructure Can Contribute to Endocrine Disruption<\/li>\n<li>The Federal Push to Fast-Track Data Centers<\/li>\n<li>What You Can Do<\/li>\n<li>Key Information on High Voltage Transmission Lines and EMF Exposure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">$7 Trillion in AI data infrastructure by 2030<\/h3>\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-alignItems-center pc-position-absolute pc-reset header-anchor-parent\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-contents pc-reset pubTheme-yiXxQA\">\n<div id=\"\u00a77-trillion-in-ai-data-infrastructure-by-2030\" class=\"pencraft pc-reset header-anchor offset-top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PBS Terra and Floodlight News<br \/>\nMay 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Using thermal drone footage to reveal hidden pollution powering the AI boom, we investigated \u2018Stargate\u2019 one of the world\u2019s largest AI data centers in Abilene, Texas. As companies race to build the future of artificial intelligence, residents and experts warn that fossil fuels, secrecy, and weak regulation may be putting communities at risk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-5p426fSlYH4\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;5p426fSlYH4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<div class=\"youtube-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5p426fSlYH4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">Key Environmental and Health Risks of Data Centers<\/h3>\n<p>Continues at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ehsciences.org\/ai-data-center-health-impacts\/\">https:\/\/ehsciences.org\/ai-data-center-health-impacts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">Testimony<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@theodorascarato\">Theodora Scarato<\/a><br \/>\nJune 21, 2026<\/p>\n<p>My testimony on the science on health risks of EMF from data center-driven powerlines and substations. Montgomery County is considering a 2-year moratorium on data centers until proper regulatory oversight processes are in place. We have a 6-month moratorium right now via the County Executive.<\/p>\n<p>A substantial body of scientific research on EMF health effects links exposure to cancer, dementia, miscarriage, sperm damage, and a range of cellular effects.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@theodorascarato\/note\/c-280292902\">https:\/\/substack.com\/@theodorascarato\/note\/c-280292902<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">Peer-reviewed scientific research link long-term exposure to EMF magnetic fields with increased risks of childhood leukemia, adult cancers, and Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/h3>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!NAIg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"366.75\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/7f29dff1-9e39-49c2-b2d8-59759dcb32d7_1280x720.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:652,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"image-link-expand\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theodorascarato.substack.com\/p\/dr-david-carpenters-letter-on-the\">https:\/\/theodorascarato.substack.com\/p\/dr-david-carpenters-letter-on-the<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">Safety first<\/h3>\n<p>There is safety in numbers. This explains why a weak animal moves into the center of a herd and why the primitive human brain sustains herd mentality [follow the crowd]. Perhaps AI data centers could be leveraged to unite humans around a common intention to safeguard our species and home planet b\/c\u00a0<em>resonance trumps resistance.<br \/>\n<\/em>To be continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscribe-widget\" data-component-name=\"SubscribeWidget\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-justifyContent-center pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"container-IpPqBD\">\n<form class=\"form form-M5sC90\" action=\"https:\/\/www.ourgreaterdestiny.ca\/api\/v1\/free?nojs=true\" method=\"post\" novalidate=\"\">\n<div class=\"sideBySideWrap-vGXrwP\">\n<div class=\"emailInputWrapper-QlA86j\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Without prejudice and without recourse<br \/>\nDoreen Agostino<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourgreaterdestiny.ca\/archive\">Our Greater Destiny Blog<\/a><br \/>\ndatacenters<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourgreaterdestiny.ca\/p\/ai-data-center-health-impacts\">https:\/\/www.ourgreaterdestiny.ca\/p\/ai-data-center-health-impacts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72850,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72824\/revisions\/72850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}