Justice Department backs xAI in NAACP air pollution suit
The filing says blocking the turbines would threaten national security, and emails show xAI added more units after the NAACP sued.
- On Monday, the Department of Justice intervened in the NAACP lawsuit against xAI, siding with the company and arguing that stopping gas turbines "threatens American national, economic, and energy security."
- The NAACP filed the lawsuit in April, alleging xAI's unpermitted gas turbines at Colossus 2 in Southaven, Mississippi, violate the Clean Air Act and endanger public health.
- Since April, turbine counts grew from 27 to 57, causing a 111 percent increase in NOx emissions and significant spikes in Formaldehyde and PM2 levels.
- Cameron Stanley, the Defense Department's chief digital and AI officer, stated the Grok Gov Model supports "vital national security missions," including recent strikes in the Iran War.
- Earth Justice, representing the NAACP, characterized the DOJ's motion as a "massive power grab," while residents reported "near-constant noise, vibrations and other nuisance-level harms.
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The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.
US Department of Justice claims NAACP lawsuit threatens ‘national, economic, and energy security’.
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Justice Department Backs xAI in Southaven Air Pollution Lawsuit
The Department of Justice has intervened on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit brought by the NAACP, arguing that the company’s use of gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, supports national security. Gov. Tate Reeves joined the agency in asking the court to dismiss the case. The post Trump Administration Backs xAI in Southaven Air Pollution Lawsuit, Citing National Security Concerns appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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DOJ seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi
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