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climate pollution
Coverage of climate pollution 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.
- Denver has a plan to heat and cool buildings with — wait for it — sewage
Denver is implementing a plan to heat and cool buildings using sewage as a method to reduce climate pollution. The city's buildings are a major source of emissions due to fossil fuel reliance.