# Texas data centers threaten air quality

> Texas data centers could reverse air quality gains by 2036.
- Title: Texas data centers threaten air quality · Texastribune
- Summary: Texas data centers could reverse air quality gains by 2036. Texas data centers may undo years of air quality progress by 2036.
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- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17501286/data-centers-texas-air-quality-report-pollution-health-risks
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- Topics: texas, data centers, air quality, pollution, health risks, harc, news, local
## Texas data centers
Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s air quality progress by 2036.
## Power source impact
The air emissions report published by the Houston Advanced Research Center revealed that the industry’s impact on air quality depends heavily on how data centers are powered.
## Harc warning
‘What we are showcasing here is that there is a significant increase in different pollutant emissions that needs to be addressed because otherwise this could have strong implications for the population and environment,’ said Carlos…

> What we are showcasing here is that there is a significant increase in different pollutant emissions that needs to be addressed because otherwise this could have strong implications for the population and environment
## Key takeaway

Texas data centers may undo years of air quality progress by 2036.