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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…

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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

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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

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Elon Musk’s xAI gets permit for methane gas generators

NAACP plans to sue over massive Memphis datacenter near Black residents, who have long dealt with pollution

The Guardian - US

A battle over air quality between Musk's xAI and the citizens of Memphis now looks to be heading towards the courts

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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s xAI allegedly uses 'illegal' generators to power Colossus supercomputer facility

xAI has reportedly built a 420 MW power facility to power the Colossus supercomputer that is set to expand to 200,000 GPUs and beyond. It's using more portable generators than it has permits for, but the suggested $25,000 per day fine is effectively meaningless.

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Elon Musk’s xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators

Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits

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The Data Center Surge Is Slowing the Phaseout of Fossil Fuels

Amid health concerns, residents in a Virginia community push back on proposed gas plant.

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States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules

The Supreme Court in May sharply curtailed the Clean Water Act's power to protect millions of acres of wetlands

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