{
  "id": 2878126,
  "title": "Zeldin warns against banning data centers in US, citing China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zeldin-warns-against-banning-data-centers-in-us-citing-china",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-23T21:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6045971-zeldin-warns-against-data-center-bans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Sunday warned against banning data centers, citing implications for the U.S. in the artificial intelligence 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...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}