US EditionNAACP sues Musk’s xAI, alleging illegal air pollution
The suit says 27 unpermitted gas turbines could pollute tens of thousands of residents and asks a court to halt operations and impose penalties.
- On Tuesday, the NAACP sued xAI, accusing Elon Musk's company of violating the Clean Air Act by operating 27 gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, without required air permits.
- Rev. Robert Tipton, DeSoto County NAACP branch president, claims the facility emits visible pollution; Tipton, who battles sarcoidosis, said the smog "attacked my lungs, and got into my nervous system."
- At maximum capacity, the unpermitted turbines supply xAI's Colossus 2 data center with energy for 400,000 homes, vastly exceeding Southaven's population of about 58,000 residents.
- Legal filings seek to force xAI to cease operations until obtaining permits and applying pollution controls; separately, the NAACP wants Mississippi regulators to revoke a permit granted in March for 41 permanent turbines.
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NAACP sues xAI over data center pollution
The NAACP is suing xAI and a subsidiary called MZX Tech for allegedly operating unpermitted methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center in South Memphis. The association is asking the federal district court of the Northern District of Mississippi to declare that the company has violated the Clean Air Act, force it to stop using its unpermitted turbines and assess financial penalties against xAI for violating federal law, among other…
The NAACP alleges that xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech violated the Federal Clean Air Act by operating 27 gas-fired turbines to power the Colossus 2 data center in Mississippi without a license.
NAACP sues xAI, alleging unlawful operation of gas turbines in Southaven
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) alleges that xAI violated the Clean Air Act by operating dozens of methane gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, before an air permit was granted.
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