A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence data centers and associated energy infrastructure, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Administrator to develop a reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Edward J. Markey

Democrat · MA · Senator

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• Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2026-06-09
• Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)Original· 2026-06-09
• Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2026-06-09
• Ron Wyden (D-OR)Original· 2026-06-09

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2026-06-09

Source: Congress.gov

The EPA would study how artificial intelligence data centers affect the environment, particularly their energy use and pollution impacts, while NIST would bring together experts to share findings on these issues. The EPA would also create a system for companies to report their AI operations' environmental effects. This would help the government and public understand the environmental costs of the rapidly growing AI industry.

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