Texas data center plan could crown Amazon as nation's top climate polluter

The Independent reports that Amazon’s Pecos County data-center campus in Texas would be powered by an on-site natural-gas plant estimated to emit up to 33 million tons of CO2 annually, potentially making it the largest single-source climate polluter in the United States; Amazon says the plant won’t raise electricity costs for Texas residents and is exploring solar and storage to connect to the grid later, as demand for AI-driven data centers accelerates, while critics argue it complicates the company's climate commitments.