US datacenter demand drives fossil fuel pipeline boom as EPA rules rolled back

A new Environmental Integrity Project review of federal records finds nearly 200 proposed or active pipeline projects, driven by datacenter power demand and natural gas export needs amid the Ukraine and Iran conflicts. The Trump administration has simultaneously gutted safety and environmental regulations, increasing disaster risk. This marks a policy shift favoring rapid fossil fuel infrastructure expansion over regulatory oversight.

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