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  "id": 501108,
  "title": "Amazon funds biggest gas power plant in US despite climate pledge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/amazon-funds-biggest-gas-power-plant-in-us-despite-climate-pledge",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T20:45:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Policy",
    "slug": "ars-technica-policy",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/amazon-funds-biggest-gas-power-plant-in-us-despite-climate-pledge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon's AI initiatives will soon be powered by a natural gas power plant in Texas, which may become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States, according to The New York Times. The report highlights the growing trend of data center projects relying on gas-burning plants that emit harmful pollutants, exacerbating climate change and posing health risks such as asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, and strokes. While some communities are pushing for stricter environmental reviews, the Trump administration has been pushing for rapid approval, even bypassing the permitting process. Following Elon Musk's xAI's decision to utilize gas turbines last spring for its largest AI data center, Colossus, there has been public opposition to off-grid data centers like the one Amazon intends to build.",
  "summary": "Amazon announces first off-the-grid data center in race to reap AI profits.",
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        "published": "2026-08-10T15:27:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/amazon-backs-power-plant-that-may-become-top-source-of-us-climate",
        "published": "2026-08-10T20:45:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}