# US datacenter demand spurs increased fossil fuel pipeline projects as rules are discarded

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-08T13:00:40+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/08/datacenters-fossil-fuel-pipelines-regulations
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/us-datacenter-demand-spurs-increased-fossil-fuel-pipeline-projects-as--f34c68/

Trump administration has gutted regulations that protect lives and natural resources as pipeline build-out continues Datacenters are spurring a boom in fossil fuel pipeline projects at a time when the Trump administration is gutting rules that protect from disasters along the lines, a new review of federal records shows . The report, compiled by the Environmental Integrity Project, also found pipe

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