TEXAS — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) just gave the largest data center campus in the world the green light to move forward just outside of Amarillo. The nearly 6,000-acre campus has received pushback from the community, and the commission’s decision was met with disappointment from those against the project.
The people of Amarillo have several reservations about Fermi America’s data center campus, called Project Matador, which include concerns about the air and water in that region. However, at the end of February, the TCEQ gave its final approval on America’s second-largest clean air permit.
Many Amarillo residents have opposed the project from the start…