AI data centers could drive a new wave of Texas air pollution, report finds

The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) risks filling Texas air with toxins, a report has found. State regulators are considering proposals for more than 100 new gas power projects — the vast majority of them entirely new plants — to power a new wave of data centers, according to findings published early Wednesday by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP). More than 30 have already been permitted in a process that amounts to a “rubber stamp,” the EIP said. “To meet its increasing demand for electricity, Texas should be encouraging more...