Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company

Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company

WMC, US DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — In a highly unusual move, the US Justice Department has urged a federal court to throw out a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company xAI for its use of polluting gas turbines — sparking concerns the government is trying to undermine the ability of individuals or communities to sue polluters. In April, NAACP sued xAi and its subsidiary MZ…

Reuters: Trump administration backs Musk’s xAI in NAACP data center lawsuit

Reuters: Trump administration backs Musk’s xAI in NAACP data center lawsuit. “President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to block ​an NAACP lawsuit over emissions tied to data centers ‌powering Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, in a case the government said pits executive power against limits on citizen enforcement of environmental laws.”

Justice Department asks court to dismiss NAACP pollution suit over xAI turbines

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge in Mississippi to intervene in and dismiss a Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI and MZX Tech LLC, saying the case threatens power for artificial intelligence systems used by the U.S. military. The motion to intervene and dismiss was filed June 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Oxford Division, in case No. 3:26-cv-00074-DMB-JMV. The National Associat…