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Policy responses show “a tension between furthering state-level economic development interests and ... local community health and environmental concerns,” the Kansas Health Institute report says.
Published July 21, 2026
A data center being constructed in "Data Center Alley" in Ashburn, Va., in 2024. Electricity generated to run data centers comes 56% from fossil fuels, 22% from renewables and 21% from nuclear, according to a report the Kansas Health Institute published in July 2026.
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