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[โ€“] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Much of that red tape is there for good reason. It protects our natural resources and our citizens. I don't disagree the US could do better, but things like environmental studies are important to ensure healthy growth, not just rapid. AI data center bullshit happening right now is a perfect example of the impact and destruction of steamrolling these things.

[โ€“] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

In general I agree- the concept of red tape, environmental evaluations, etc is a good thing.

But we all know what the road to Hell is paved with.

Key is to find a middle ground- that lets a fab be built in an environmentally friendly way but also rapidly.