The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new measures aimed at speeding construction of infrastructure needed for the rapid buildup of data centres for artificial intelligence that would enable companies to start building before obtaining air permits.

The EPA announced its new proposal on Tuesday.

It comes six months after the EPA announced an initiative called Powering the Great American Comeback that prioritised the agency’s focus on rapidly building power generation to meet soaring demand from data centres.

“For years, Clean Air Act permitting has been an obstacle to innovation and growth,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said. “We are continuing to fix this broken system.”

The EPA proposal will redefine the pre-construction requirements for power plants, manufact

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