NewzNearly 200 activists associated with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement have issued a joint letter to President Donald Trump opposing his administration's support for using coal to power artificial intelligence data centers. The group argues that the energy demands of AI should not serve as a justification for increasing coal consumption, citing the associated public health and environmental consequences.
The appeal highlights a growing policy friction between the MAHA movement and the Trump administration's energy strategy. While the administration has signaled support for coal as a means to meet the rapid growth in electricity demand from the tech sector, the activists are urging a pivot away from fossil fuels to prevent further health and environmental degradation.
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