{"slug": "activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers", "title": "Activists Supporting RFK Jr. Urge Trump Against Promoting Coal in Data Centers", "summary": "Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' movement sent a letter Friday urging President Donald Trump to stop promoting coal for artificial intelligence data centers, marking the first major MAHA mobilization over fossil fuels. The letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign, adds to tensions between the movement and the Trump administration over environmental policy.", "body_md": "[Data Center](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/tag/data-center/)\n\n# Activists Supporting RFK Jr. Urge Trump Against Promoting Coal in Data Centers\n\nThe criticism adds to recent tensions between the MAHA movement and the Trump administration.\n\nThe criticism adds to recent tensions between the MAHA movement and the Trump administration.\n\nNEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 (AP) — Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary **Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s** “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President **Donald Trump's** promotion of coal to fuel the rise of [artificial intelligence data centers](https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-centers-trump-election-cd2cfd73e3d41e2baf65bf82702a589b?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com), according to [a letter](https://unitedweeat.earth/president-trump-please-put-americas-health-first-in-the-ai-boom/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) sent Friday.\n\nThe letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign, marks the first major MAHA movement mobilization over fossil fuels and [the latest in a series of rifts](https://apnews.com/article/epa-maha-pesticides-zeldin-chemicals-microplastics-f6d4c207f2ebe023feec0fe11bf25667?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) between the diverse group of activists and the Trump administration over environmental policy.\n\nMobileX has 107,000 subscribers, the companies disclosed. It provides prepaid service on Verizon’s network\n\nWidow of Mediacom founder Rocco B. Commisso to serve as Vice Chair and Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Administration, reporting to her son, CEO Giuseppe Commisso\n\nAgency reverses course on broad July restrictions\n\nThe agreement with the California Department of Technology will use the state's middle-mile to connect Golden State Fiber to rural communities.\n\nAmerica250 / Telecom150\n\nBe part of the broadband community.\n\nBreakfast Club access through December 31, 2026—at least three months—with no automatic renewal.\n\nEverything in Breakfast Club, plus an in-person seat for “250 Years of American Independence & 150 Years of American Telecommunications” on Thursday, October 1, 2026.\n\nSecure paid checkout is provided by HubSpot. Paid passes DO NOT renew automatically.\n\nComplete your secure one-time payment without leaving Broadband Breakfast.\n\nComplete your secure one-time payment without leaving Broadband Breakfast.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers", "canonical_source": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com/activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers/", "published_at": "2026-08-25 15:42:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 16:16:28.028970+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Robert F. Kennedy Jr.", "Donald Trump", "Make America Healthy Again", "MobileX", "Verizon", "Mediacom", "Rocco B. Commisso", "Giuseppe Commisso"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/activists-supporting-rfk-jr-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-in-data-centers.jsonld"}}