Texas' AI data center rush could erase decades of clean air gains
How developers power the AI buildout, with gas turbines or renewables, will decide whether Texas breathes easier or loses its clean air progress.
By Omar Al-Balawi·· 3 min

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How developers power the AI buildout, with gas turbines or renewables, will decide whether Texas breathes easier or loses its clean air progress.
European infrastructure firms are building AI factories on Nvidia's DSX reference design, which the chipmaker says slashes cooling water use to almost zero.
New global analysis finds 25% of data centers already face water stress for at least one month a year - and climate change could push that to one-third.
The AI cloud darling's debt is suddenly trading like a distressed asset, and every CFO funding data centers with leverage should be watching.