COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Emissions from data centers can cause breathing issues and premature deaths for those living nearby, according to a new report.
The report was compiled by Community & Environmental Defense Services (CEDS) founder and president Richard Klein, who has been working in development-related concerns for 40 years. Klein found that a single data center could pose negative health risks for people living at least 0.6 miles away, sometimes further.
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Klein said risks increase when a home is near multiple data centers.
A growing number of central Americans live near one or more data centers, or will in the near future. Data centers are massive buildings that store computing equipment and support IT servers, data storage and networks…