{"slug": "zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china", "title": "Zeldin warns against banning data centers in US, citing China", "summary": "Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin warned against banning data centers in the U.S., citing implications for the AI race to outpace China. He noted that some states are considering statewide moratoriums, but most of the country wants to ensure the U.S. remains competitive.", "body_md": "Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Sunday warned against banning data centers, citing implications for the U.S. in the artificial intelligence (AI) race to outpace China. “There’s been a push from some states where they’re talking about a statewide moratorium and what I’ve found is that most of this country wants to make sure the…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6045971-zeldin-warns-against-data-center-bans/", "published_at": "2026-08-23 21:26:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-23 21:43:17.296903+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Lee Zeldin", "Environmental Protection Agency"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china.jsonld"}}