Image: Michigan residents rally against the planned $7 billion Stargate data center in Saline on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Jessica Corbett of Common Dreams reports: “As a United Nations expert reiterated a call for a global ban on nonessential uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a Swedish nonprofit on Monday released research on how rapidly advancing artificial intelligence and related data centers are helping to drive a surge in PFAS production.

Often called “forever chemicals” because they don’t easily break down in human bodies or the environment, PFAS are tied to range of health issues, including various cancers. For months, advocacy groups, journalists, and researchers have stressed that “data centers have a PFAS problem.”

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