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AI environmental concerns build as lawmakers grapple with tech panic

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Data: The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios More than half of Americans are extremely or very concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, up more than ten percentage points from last year, per pollin…

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  1. 2026-09-16 17:16 · Axios AI+
    AI environmental concerns build as lawmakers grapple with tech panic

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