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Pollution from Elon Musk's unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities

Potential emissions from the turbines are far beyond the threshold that would require a federal permit, and would be released near predominantly Black communities already estimated to be suffering disproportionately high rates of lung disease, according to a Reuters analysis based on government data and information in the correspondence with…

The Economic Times · Jul 14

Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX Hit With Massive Lawsuit As 10,000 Residents Complain Of Losing 'Fundamental Peace'

Mississippi residents have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX, claiming noise from a power plant has harmed their well-being and property values.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10

NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis

Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenters in the Memphis area

The Guardian - US · Apr 14

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Elon Musk's AI Company xAI to Build Power Plant in Southaven Despite Public Outcry

Elon Musk's xAI received approval to build a 41-turbine natural gas power plant in Southaven, sparking community and environmental protests.

International Business Times · Mar 11

Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash

Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its ‘Colossus 2’ in Mississippi

The Guardian - US · Mar 10

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter

NAACP alleges artificial intelligence firm is violating Clean Air Act and polluting Black communities in Mississippi

The Guardian - US · Feb 14

Mississippi Lands $20B xAI Data Centre: Jobs Surge but Pollution Fears Grow

Mississippi has landed a record-breaking $20 billion (£14.89 billion) investment from Elon Musk's xAI to build the 'MACROHARDRR' data centre in Southaven.

International Business Times UK · Jan 9

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Elon Musk's xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, plans to spend $20 billion on a data center in Southaven, Mississippi

The Independent UK · Jan 8

xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal

According to a new report from SemiAnalysis, Elon Musk’s AI startup already has 460MW of natural gas generation either installed or under construction.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 18, 2025

Suspect in murder of Reggie Carroll was reportedly fellow comedian’s security guard

Carroll had recently toured with fellow standup comic when he was shot and killed in Southaven, Mississippi

The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2025

Comedian Reginald Carroll dies aged 52 after being shot in Mississippi

Southaven police said a man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Baltimore entertainer’s killing

The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2025

A Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house

A federal jury in Mississippi has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

How Austin Riley’s small-town roots in northern Mississippi shaped him

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — DeSoto Central High School’s past and present poetically intersected May 15, 2019.

Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022

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