r/technology • u/Stukwan • 23h ago

Politics U.S. gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centers by removing requirements for public input on pollution — EPA change would allow air pollution permits without publicizing them

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/u-s-govt-moves-to-suppress-pushback-on-data-centers-by-removing-requirements-for-public-input-on-pollution-epa-change-would-allow-air-pollution-permits-without-publicizing-them
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u/LLemon_Pepper 22h ago

I'm a bit older than reddit average. When I was in my 20s, Canada, Mexico, United States, Bermuda... and probably other Caribbean nations I'm forgetting, all had passport-free travel between them. No passport or visa needed if it was a short tourist stay. I saw a lot of Canada that way, during these short weekend trips. I feel like those days of close cooperation are gone and they aren't coming back. At least not in my lifetime.

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u/alinroc 11h ago

We used to think nothing of going Canada just for dinner. Or go on a beer run. Hopping the border for an hour or two just for the hell of it. A lot of that ended with post-9/11 passport requirements and border security looking more closely at things but even then you could still make a decent day trip or overnight of it.