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An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
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English
An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, has received a permit to emit up to 33 million tons of CO2, potentially making it one of the worst polluting power plants in the U.S. The new gas-burning plant is intended to power Amazon's data center, raising concerns about its impact on the company's climate goals.
中文
亚马逊在德克萨斯州佩科斯县的一个拥有的地点获得了排放高达3300万吨二氧化碳的许可证，这可能使其成为美国污染最严重的发电厂之一。新建的燃气发电厂旨在为亚马逊的数据中心供电，引发了对其对公司气候目标影响的担忧。