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Texas Data Centers Fuel Climate Crisis | San Antonio News
Texas is racing to power its AI boom with new data centers, but the cost? A climate crisis in the making. At least 15 new gas plants are being built just to fuel these massive facilities, with nine alone projected to emit over 130 million tons of greenhouse gases yearly—equal to 35 coal plants. While developers tout economic growth, rural communities are discovering they’ve been quietly surrounded by industrial behemoths, often through loopholes that bypass local oversight. With more data centers than ever converging on Texas—and more gas plants than any country except China—the state’s…
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