Environmental Integrity Project
Coverage of Environmental Integrity Project in the Nexus archive.
- New power plants for data centers would significantly increase Pennsylvania’s climate pollution
Data center developers in Pennsylvania plan to use seven new natural gas-fired power plants, which would emit 68 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually, equivalent to 14 million cars. The report highlights a 24% increase in Pennsylvania's emissions and warns of a national surge in greenhouse gas emissions driven by AI-related data center demand.
- Beware the coordinated effort to manufacture carbon storage acceptance
The Environmental Integrity Project documented Louisiana's leadership in planned carbon capture and sequestration projects. The article critiques the industry's reliance on government subsidies, eminent domain, and risk transfers to citizens, arguing that economic viability depends on public support rather than market forces.