Environmental groups threaten suit over gas-powered Texas data centers

The Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, and Public Citizen filed a notice of intent to sue Vantage and VoltaGrid over off-grid, natural-gas-powered data centers in San Antonio, Texas. The groups argue the facilities' emissions violate environmental law.

Why it matters: As AI operators turn to on-site gas generation to bypass slow grid interconnection queues, this case tests whether that workaround can survive environmental law, adding a legal front to the broader wave of local opposition to AI data centers spreading across the US.