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New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.

Hacker News Saturday 08 August 2026, 10:07 UTC By sbulaev 1 min read
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Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350 Points: 9 # Comments: 1

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

Amazon Data Center Is Set (ORG) the Most Polluting Power Plant (ORG) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350 Points (PERSON)
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