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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders are proposing legislation to halt the construction of AI data centers until environmental regulations are established. Ocasio-Cortez recently highlighted concerns by presenting EPA officials with jars of polluted water from Georgia, where data centers have been built. This action underscores a growing debate about the environmental impact of AI infrastructure. AI

House Democrats are working to distance themselves from congressional candidate Maureen Galindo due to her inflammatory and antisemitic remarks. Galindo, who has expressed a desire to imprison American Zionists, is reportedly being boosted by a PAC spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, which Democrats suspect is a Republican effort to weaken the opposing candidate. Prominent Democrats, including Hakeem Jeffries and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have publicly condemned Galindo's views and endorsed her opponent, Johnny Garcia. AI

A Meta data center construction project in Morgan County, Georgia, is under investigation for allegedly causing the local drinking water supply to become turbid. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presented jars of the muddy water to the EPA during a congressional hearing, prompting an immediate promise of investigation. This incident raises broader concerns about the environmental impact of data centers on water quality and availability, especially as such projects are reportedly increasing their water consumption. AI