Reader Calls for Congressional Oversight of Nuclear Power and Data Centers
A Boston Globe reader argues that Congress should increase oversight of nuclear power and data centers as electricity demand grows. The letter supports bills that would require large data centers to provide clean power and report their air, water, and energy use.
A Boston Globe reader recalls the Three Mile Island accident and questions the revival of nuclear power to meet electricity demand from data centers. The writer argues that data center growth should not proceed without stronger congressional oversight and basic energy and environmental regulations.
The letter endorses legislation that would require large data centers to generate their own electricity, transition to clean energy, and disclose their air, water, and energy use. It urges Massachusetts lawmakers, including Representative Katherine Clark and Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, to support those measures.