A natural gas-burning power plant in Texas that will help power Amazon's AI ambitions could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States, according to The New York Times. Such gas plants, increasingly bundled with data center projects, emit pollutants that worsen climate change and harm public health, contributing to conditions like asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, and strokes.
While some communities are demanding stricter environmental reviews, the Trump administration favors fast-tracking that can bypass permitting entirely. The move follows public backlash over Elon Musk's xAI using gas turbines for its Colossus data center.
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