El Paso might get a new data center, but it wants to run on natural gas, and people are worried about the pollution. This could mean more smog and a bigger climate change impact right in our backyard.
At a glance
Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
While the data center could bring jobs, the long-term health and environmental costs of burning natural gas are a big question mark.
The company building the data center stands to profit, and maybe we'll see some new jobs, but that's about it.
Everyone in El Paso could suffer from worse air quality and the ongoing effects of climate change.
Follow this issue in El Paso
Get an alert when it comes back up at City Hall — one plain-English email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.
El Paso Electric filings detail power plant impact behind Meta’s $10 billion data center El Paso Matters