MAHA activists push Trump to drop coal plan for AI data centers

About 200 activists from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement drafted a letter this week urging President Donald Trump to rescind a 2025 executive order that favors coal for powering AI data centers. The appeal, signed by former Kennedy campaign aides Zen Honeycutt and Charles Eisenstein, argues that renewable options like solar and geothermal should be prioritized to protect children’s health. It also calls for transparent site selection and adherence to current environmental permitting procedures.

The activists say the coal push threatens communities with toxic ash and other harms linked to data-center expansion. The move marks the first major MAHA-wide stance on fossil-fuel policy and could complicate Republican outreach to health-focused voters ahead of the midterm elections. The White House and other agencies have not yet responded.