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SpaceXAI data centre may have led to Mississippi air pollution spike
Dozens of temporary gas turbines in Mississippi powering a huge SpaceXAI data centre in neighbouring Tennessee have caused a major spike in nitrogen oxide air pollution, satellite data suggests.
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Dozens of temporary gas turbines in Mississippi powering a huge SpaceXAI data centre in neighbouring Tennessee have caused a major spike in nitrogen oxide air pollution, satellite data suggests. SpaceXAI and local authorities dispute the claim. SpaceXAI’s Colossus 2 data centre in Tennessee came online in 2025 and is now the largest operational data centre in the US, servicing the firm’s rapidly growing artificial intelligence technology.
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