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AI Cooling’s PFAS Risk in North Carolina | Durham News
As AI chips heat up, a new frontier in cooling demands dangerous PFAS chemicals—like Chemours’ Opteon 2P50—sparking alarm in North Carolina, where past PFAS pollution scars still linger. While the company touts closed-loop systems and energy savings, critics demand proof and warn no system is truly sealed. Tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon are opting for safer, water-recirculating methods, but the race to power tomorrow’s tech may outpace environmental safeguards—leaving regulators scrambling to catch up before another toxic legacy is written in code. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a…
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