AI, Data Centers, and the Environmental Testing Opportunity - Part 1

The AI boom is transforming the global economy at a pace few technologies in history can match, and much of that transformation is happening in the physical world, in the form of data centers rising across the country. But every major technological leap has left an environmental footprint that took time to fully understand, from the solvents that built Silicon Valley's earliest chip factories to today's data center water and energy demands. This session takes an honest, balanced look at where that footprint might be forming today: how these facilities cool themselves, what that means for water and air quality, where PFAS and other emerging contaminants could realistically enter the picture, and how regulations are evolving state by state and federally to keep pace. It's a story about growth outpacing oversight, and what it looks like to close that gap early instead of decades too late. Attendees will leave with a clear, practical understanding of the environmental questions this industry is facing, and where the real opportunities exist for getting ahead of them.

Airdate: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - 1:30 PM ET

Length: 60 minutes 

Presenter: Adam Gushgari - Eurofins Environment Testing