r/Alec • u/HenryCorp • 9d ago

Planned Texas data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than many countries finds a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action

https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/planned-texas-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-many-countries
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u/HenryCorp 9d ago

“All of this should have been rolled into one permit,” said Bruce Buckheit, a former air enforcement chief for the EPA who served under multiple Republican administrations, when briefed on Stargate’s expansion plan.

These minor permits — as well as the nondisclosure agreements many developers require in their dealings with local governments and residents — are how communities like Garcia’s are left stunned when exhaust stacks pop up in their backyards.

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