Eye on Oklahoma: Data Center Pollution

Eye on Oklahoma: Data Center Pollution
October 15, 2026

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Eye on Oklahoma: Data Center Pollution

A researcher at the University of Oklahoma says that as more data centers are planned across the state, emissions from those coal-burning plants will only increase.

Brenna Witchey’s story, More Data Centers, More Coal Emissions — and an OU Researcher Watching Atlantic Storms can be read here.


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