Close to 200 activists connected with President Donald Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative are encouraging him to rethink his initiative aimed at constructing artificial intelligence data centers across the country.
There has been a noticeable bipartisan backlash against these resource-intensive facilities due to their detrimental effects on the environment and public health. Meanwhile, Trump and his supporters have been characterized as taking a villainous stance, insisting that the establishment of new data centers is unavoidable and dismissively suggesting that critics should be ignored.
It's particularly noteworthy that this opposition includes members of the MAHA movement, which has typically endorsed various policies that could jeopardize public health and potentially lead to increased illness among Americans. Clearly, the issue of AI data centers might be where they draw a line.
In a letter sent on Friday, these activists—operating under the banner "United We Eat"—urged Trump to retract an executive order that places coal power at the forefront of energy sources for these data centers.
"The executive order from April 2025 links the rising need for electricity stemming from AI data processing centers to the enhanced support of coal power," the letter stated. "It also tasked federal agencies with pinpointing areas where coal-based infrastructure could sustain AI data centers. This connection warrants immediate reevaluation."
The activists expressed their desire to voice their concerns to maintain the integrity of their stance:
