Amazon’s data center growth intensifies Texas pollution debate
Texas
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Amazon’s data center growth intensifies Texas pollution debate

August 15, 2026
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Amazon’s expansion into artificial intelligence is drawing new scrutiny in Texas after the company confirmed plans for a massive data center campus powered largely by onsite natural gas. The project, known as GW Ranch, is being developed in Pecos County by Pacifico Energy. Texas regulators have approved an air permit

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Texas’s $33 billion grid plan hits resistance from landowners
Texas
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Texas’s $33 billion grid plan hits resistance from landowners

August 12, 2026
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Texas is moving toward one of the largest transmission expansions in its history, but growing opposition from landowners and state lawmakers is putting parts of the plan under greater scrutiny. The Texas 765 kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan would create an extra-high-voltage backbone capable of moving enormous amounts of electricity

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