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By WIRED · Wired · July 2026
Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic
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"Thousands of new fossil-fuel power sources are quietly firing up across the state to power the AI boom, thanks to a regulatory loophole, leaving residents feeling blindsided."

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