Policies & Analysis
Learn more about the policies and actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration, and how they threaten communities, freedoms, and democracy.
The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Speed up artificial intelligence data center development
This order seeks to roll back rules and regulations to unleash the development of AI infrastructure and circumventing environmental review.
Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
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July 23, 2025
This Executive Order seeks to streamline permitting for AI data centers and other AI infrastructure. It calls for exempting a greater number of AI projects from assessing the environmental impacts of their projects and proposes a shorter review processes for projects that must undergo environmental review. Facilities powered by wind and solar power will not undergo expedited processing, however, demonstrating the Trump-Vance administration's commitment to the fossil fuel industry above renewable energy sources. Finally, the order revokes the Biden-era Executive Order on AI infrastructure. This order may increase the environmental harm wreaked by AI tools and data centers.
People are fighting back
How communities are responding
Democracy 2025 and our partners are ready to counter threats to people's rights, justice, and equality in courtrooms and communities across the country. Learn more about how people and communities are responding to this harmful policy:
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