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Aug 12, 2026
Amazon AI Data Center to Become Largest Single Pollution Source in US
Amazon is building a 7.65-gigawatt gas-fired power plant in Texas to fuel a massive AI data center, expected to emit 33 million tons of CO2 annually—the largest single source in the country. This undermines the company's climate pledges and highlights the conflict between AI expansion and sustainability goals.
Priya Sharma