Residents plead with DNR to deny Port Washington data center air pollution permit

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 744

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing Tuesday on a request from the AI data center company Vantage for an air quality permit to operate 45 diesel backup generators at the company’s proposed hyperscale data center in Port Washington.

The department has already granted a preliminary approval to the permit request. Members of the public complained at the virtual hearing that the DNR chose not to conduct a full environmental impact assessment …

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