Amazons new Texas AI data center will include massive amounts of air pollution
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AI buildout is colliding with local emissions constraints — a natural-gas-powered Texas data center that may be the most polluting in the country will not be the last. If your AI roadmap depends on new capacity, you now have to underwrite not just power and water, but permitting risk, community pushback, and potential regulatory overhang on fossil-backed sites.
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