New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
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Amazon is building a data center in Texas that will be powered by the most polluting power plant in the United States, per the New York Times. Data centers require substantial electrical power to operate, and power generation is a major source of carbon emissions.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-ce...
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