The bill mandates an assessment of data centers' environmental and public health impacts and recommendations for mitigation.

The Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026 requires the Environmental Protection Agency to collaborate with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This collaboration involves assessing data centers' impacts on noise pollution, air pollution, water consumption, water supply, carbon emissions, and waste, including electronic waste. The National Academies must submit a report with the assessment results and mitigation recommendations to Congress within 180 days of the Act's enactment.

The bill mandates an assessment of data centers' environmental and public health impacts and recommendations for mitigation.

The Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026 requires the Environmental Protection Agency to collaborate with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This collaboration involves assessing data centers' impacts on noise pollution, air pollution, water consumption, water supply, carbon emissions, and waste, including electronic waste. The National Academies must submit a report with the assessment results and mitigation recommendations to Congress within 180 days of the Act's enactment.