A natural gas-burning power plant backed by Amazon to fuel its AI ambitions in Texas could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States. Such gas plants are increasingly attached to data centers and release pollutants that worsen climate change and contribute to health problems like asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, and strokes.
While some communities are demanding stricter environmental reviews, the Trump administration favors fast-tracking projects, possibly bypassing permitting entirely. The move follows public backlash against off-grid data centers like Elon Musk's xAI Colossus, which began relying on gas turbines last spring.
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