New research from Clean Wisconsin shows it’s not great to live next to an AI data center. Turns out air pollution from diesel generators on the sites can harm your health. The research shows the hyperscale Vantage data center in Port Washington could cause $960,000 to $1.29 million in annual public health costs statewide. Most of the harms come from increased ozone pollution, which is linked to serious respiratory illness and heart disease. Underfunding from state lawmakers means there’s going to be fewer muskies, walleyes, and other game fish in our lakes. The Department of Natural Resources is making severe budget cuts because of a deficit in the state’s fish and wildlife account, which has been underfunded by the legislature in recent years. The agency is also cutting wildlife surveys and habitat work. Right now on the Defender Podcast – what tech companies don’t want you to know about data centers and water. Listen cleanwisconsin.org or wherever you get your podcasts.