EESI: Data Center Waste Heat, PFAS, and Policy Updates

          Environmental and Energy Study Institute
          
            · May 06, 2026
          
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EESI will host a briefing with American Rivers on May 7 about U.S. water infrastructure challenges and solutions.

Briefing with American Rivers on May 7: EESI and American Rivers will hold a briefing titled Policies and Financing Solutions to Modernize U.S. Water Infrastructure on Thursday, May 7, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., at the Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168) and online; agenda includes U.S. water infrastructure challenges, solutions to close the investment gap, and discussion of the January 2026 Potomac River sewer collapse that discharged 200 million gallons of raw sewage.
- Location: Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168)
- Time & Date: Thursday, May 7, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- RSVP: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/050726water#rsvp
Newsletter content and related items: The issue highlights articles on data center waste heat reuse, PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in data center components, a breakdown of 65 climate, energy, and environment hearings on the Hill from March–April 2026, and a podcast interview about environmental justice research in Accra, Ghana. It also notes internship applications open until May 17, 2026, and links to legislative actions such as the enactment of the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7147) and passage of bills including the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R.7567).