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September 16, 2026
Poll Shows Increased Concern Over AI's Environmental Impact
- 53% of Americans express high concern about AI's environmental impact, up from 41% last year.
- Support for limiting new data center construction is shared by 60% of Americans across party lines.
- About two-thirds of U.S. adults favor requiring data centers to use clean energy sources.
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- Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll findsSep 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM · Independent
- Worries grow about environmental impact of AI: new pollSep 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM · AP
- More Americans say AI will hurt the environment than help it: PollSep 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM · The Hill