UN calculates nation-sized environmental footprints for AI and data centers
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FILE - Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is visible Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)FILE - Fans, part of a cooling system, are visible on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)FILE - Earth movers prepare a site for a 2.5 million square foot AI data center March 24, 2026, in Independence, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)FILE - Amazon Web Services data center is visible at night Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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FILE - Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is visible Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
