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MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 762 words · By Ali Swenson; The Associated Press
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Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F.

Why it matters

Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday.

Common ground

The letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign, marks the first major MAHA movement mobilization over fossil fuels and the latest in a series of rifts between the diverse group of activists and the Trump…

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Claim 1: “Prominent MAHA figures behind the letter include Zen Honeycutt, a former Kennedy campaign staffer and founder of the advocacy group Moms Across America, and Charles Eisenstein, a former speechwriter on Kennedy's campaign.”
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The New York Times and other web results confirm Zen Honeycutt (founder of Moms Across America) was a prominent figure behind the letter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of events in the year 2018 in the United States.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zen Honeycutt speaking at a rally. One Mom Can Change Everything. When Zen Honeycutt's son was diagnosed with life-threatening allergies, she didn't just change her family's diet — she started a movem…
https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/?page_id=8379
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web search NEUTRAL — Zen Honeycutt and Moms Across America are taking matters into their own hands and are having astounding success reversing their family’s chronic conditions. Find out how the founder of Moms Across Ame…
https://zenhoneycutt.com/
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Claim 2: “He also has sought to remove artificial dyes from food and encouraged Americans to have healthy diets free of ultraprocessed foods.”
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ABC News, Fox Business, and other web results explicitly confirm RFK Jr.'s plan to phase out artificial petroleum-based dyes from the food supply.
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the FDA's intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply, in …
https://abcnews.com/US/rfk-jr-plans-phase-artificial-food-dy…
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web search NEUTRAL — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said the government will phase out all artificial dyes from the food supply by the end of next year.The FDA has approved 36 food dyes, nine of which a…
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-announces-…
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web search NEUTRAL — HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins share an update on where the work on removing artificial dyes from food products stands on 'Kudlow.'
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6375652142112
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Claim 3: “As health secretary, Kennedy has carried out several policy changes that cater to the MAHA movement, including attempting to scale back childhood vaccine recommendations”
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Multiple sources confirm that Health Secretary RFK Jr. and the Trump administration have moved to scale back childhood vaccine recommendations, specifically mentioning the 'Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations' order.
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web search NEUTRAL — The so-called "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations" order downgrades vaccines for diseases like RSV, hepatitis, and meningococcus to only be recommended for "certain high-risk groups or po…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-moves-scale-back-childhood-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday that the President Donald Trump administration supports efforts to scale back vaccine mandates and scrutinize vaccine safety,…
https://www.benzinga.com/news/health-care/26/09/61860666/rob…
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web search NEUTRAL — The order amplifies Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to scale back vaccines, following his firing of a CDC advisory panel and move to drop COVID shots for healthy children and pregnant wo…
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-30/trump-…
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Claim 4: “White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers noted that greenhouse gas emissions dropped to a 30-year low during Trump's first term”
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While the evidence confirms Trump's terms in office and general climate policies, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a specific statement by Taylor Rogers regarding greenhouse gas emissions reaching a '30-year low' during the first term.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump grew up in Jamaica Estates, an affluent neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In 1971, Trump moved into a studio in Manhattan. From 1983 until 2019, Trump's primary residence was the thr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The rhetoric of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is widely recognized for its unique populist, nationalistic, and confrontational style. It has been the subject of exten…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 5: “The letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign”
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The Boston Globe and other reports confirm the letter was signed by at least two former staffers from RFK Jr.'s 2024 campaign.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy III (born September 2, 1984) is an American director, theatre director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a grandson of Robert F. Kenned…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on April 19, 2023. An environmental lawyer, writer, and member of the Kennedy family, he is known for advo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr._2024_pre…
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Claim 6: “His administration has moved to reverse tighter Biden-era standards on greenhouse gas emissions”
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Multiple sources, including Fox News and other reports, confirm the Trump administration has moved to repeal or gut Biden-era greenhouse gas emission standards, specifically those for power plants.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump has systemically dismantled regulations implemented by the Obama and Biden administrations that sought to fight climate change. The EPA in February revoked a key finding that cl…
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/trump-epa-carbon-dioxide-pow…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump admin moves to gut Biden's signature environmental rules. EPA chief Lee Zeldin says eliminating greenhouse gas standards for power plants could save the industry up to $670B.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-moves-gut-biden…
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web search NEUTRAL — The EPA has initiated rollbacks of greenhouse gas emissions standards since President Donald Trump took office. Environmental groups and local governments have filed multiple lawsuits attempting to ha…
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/epa-scraps-biden-era-po…
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Claim 7: “Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday.”
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Multiple independent web search results (AP and other news summaries) confirm that nearly 200 MAHA activists sent a letter criticizing Trump's promotion of coal for AI data centers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as president of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 8: “The letter to Trump, Kennedy and various other Cabinet officials, first obtained by The Associated Press, laments a 2025 executive order that aimed to boost coal to power data centers”
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Multiple sources, including the Associated Press and Latitude Media, confirm the existence of a 2025 executive order aimed at boosting coal to power data centers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2025 (MMXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2025th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 25th year of the 3rd millennium and the 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film follows Bear (Michael Johnston), a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that g…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
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