US datacenter demand and exports drive fossil fuel pipeline expansion amid deregulation
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Driven by booming artificial intelligence datacenter demand and natural gas exports, nearly 200 proposed fossil fuel pipeline projects spanning 17,000 miles (27,000 km) are in development across the US. According to a report by the Environmental Integrity Project, the Trump administration is simultaneously gutting and pledging not to enforce safety and environmental regulations. The projects could support at least 98 proposed gas-fired power plants for datacenters and increase daily natural gas transport capacity by about 40%, raising risks in a country that already averages 1.7 pipeline accidents, spills, fires, or explosions per day.
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