Harvard biostatistician Michael Cork estimates $53 million to $99 million in annual health damages from air pollution at a single Virginia data center. His analyses across facilities in Virginia, West Virginia, Mississippi and South Carolina quantify premature deaths, hospital admissions and asthma outcomes tied to on-site fossil fuel generation powering AI operations.
Analyzing air pollution health, economic risks from AI data centers
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Karen Feldscher
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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