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Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

TechCrunch·August 8, 2026·1 min read
Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant for a planned Texas data center that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States. The facility's emissions would surpass current top polluters, raising environmental concerns as the company expands its cloud computing infrastructure to meet growing AI demand.

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