EPA Urged to Reject PFAS for Datacenter Cooling

Illustration of a datacenter using PFAS cooling technology contrasted with industrial pollution, highlighting environmental concerns over new PFAS chemicals proposed for datacenter cooling.

CLIFF NOTES Seventeen environmental groups asked the EPA to reject Opteon 2P50. Chemours wants the PFAS refrigerant approved for two-phase datacenter cooling. The coalition says the company understated possible health and climate risks. Chemours says the cooling system is closed-loop and releases are low. The EPA decision could shape future chemical use across the datacenter … Read more