08/19/2026
What are your thoughts on AI Data Centers?
We did a 6 part series on concerns earlier this summer.
Barry Smeltzer MPAS, PA-C FAAEM recently presented on the environmental and health impacts of AI infrastructure at the EnviroMED26 conference that took place earlier this month. Erin Brockovich presented as well on what the people living around them have reported.
A rare issue uniting Americans is opposition to data centers, the sprawling computer complexes that are the most visible manifestation of the AI boom.
In a recent poll, about 7 of 10 Americans said they would oppose a data center being built near them. https://wapo.st/4wazgQa