Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress

Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress

News ClipTruthout·TX·10/20/2026

Nearly 300 planned data center projects in Texas could increase particulate matter pollution and undermine the state’s air-quality gains. The article warns that pollution levels could rise to levels not seen since 2006.

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