Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in</p><p>DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/25/new-jersey-fines-datacenter-unpermitted-generators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">$1m fine </a>for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in, according to public records obtained by Floodlight.</p><p>The Vineland facility’s 62 gas-fired generators became public in August after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/27/new-jersey-vineland-datacenter-permits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">a Floodlight/Guardian visual investigation</a> found them operating without permits. The New Jersey department of environmental protection last week fined the company over the fleet but did not disclose how long the generators had been operating nor how much air pollution they had released into the surrounding community over the past year.</p><p>This story is from <a href="https://floodlightnews.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Floodlight</a>, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Sign up for Floodlight’s <a href="https://floodlightnews.org/sign-up-for-our-newsletter-promo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">newsletter here</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/us-datacenter-new-jersey-pollution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>