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Texas data center boom could erase decades of progress on air quality

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Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s progress on air quality by the end of the decade, according to a new report released Tuesday.

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  1. KXAN Austin

    Texas data center boom could erase decades of progress on air quality (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s progress on air quality by the end of the decade, according to a new report released Tuesday.

  2. Truthout

    Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress (opens Truthout)

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    Particulate matter, what some call the deadliest form of air pollution, could increase to levels not seen since 2006.

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