Stacy Stotts and David Streicker discuss the EPA’s proposed changes to federal air permitting rules, which are intended to accelerate data center development by allowing certain non-emitting infrastructure components to be built before full Clean Air Act permits are issued. They explain that while the proposal could shorten construction timelines and help meet growing demand for AI-related infrastructure, it may also face legal challenges and intensify public scrutiny of the environmental impacts associated with large-scale data center projects. Stotts encourages industry stakeholders to engage in the rulemaking process, while Streicker notes that the proposal could speed project delivery without fundamentally changing the environmental considerations that influence where data centers are ultimately built.