Amazon's Texas Data Center to Be Powered by US's Most Polluting Gas Plant

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Amazon is investing in a natural-gas-burning power plant in Texas to supply electricity to a large new data center. The planned facility is projected to become the most polluting power plant in the United States. The move raises questions about the tech giant's credibility, given its existing public commitments to climate and sustainability goals. The development highlights the growing tension between the surging energy demands of AI-driven data centers and corporate environmental pledges.

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