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Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
A federal judge denied a motion by xAI seeking to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit accusing the SpaceX-owned company of failing to obtain permits needed to operate the gas turbines powering its Colossus data center outside Memphis.
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A federal judge denied xAI’s motion to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit that accuses the SpaceX‑owned company of operating its Colossus data center outside Memphis without required permits. The lawsuit, filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the NAACP, claims xAI installed and ran at least 35 combustion turbines and other air‑polluting sources at the site. The plaintiffs argue the company failed to obtain necessary preconstruction or operating air permits and violated the Clean Air Act. The court’s ruling allows the lawsuit to proceed.
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