The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI of breaking federal air-pollution rules.
The complaint aims to halt what the group says are unpermitted gas turbines that are sending harmful emissions throughout the Memphis area, The Guardian reported.
The lawsuit lodged in the Mississippi federal court centers on equipment in Southaven, Mississippi, used to supply electricity to xAI’s local data center footprint. The NAACP is working with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Earthjustice on the suit.
NAACP To Judge: ‘No More Turbines’
In the filing, the NAACP argues xAI’s setup amounts to an illegal operation under the Clean Air Act, alleging dozens of methane-fueled generators were run without the required permits. The group is asking a judge to order the company to stop using the turbines it says lack authorization.
xAI operates two facilities in the area known as Colossus and Colossus II, with Colossus II described as a roughly 1 million-square-foot site in Southaven. The lawsuit claims xAI installed and used as many as 27 gas turbines at the Southaven site, describing each unit as comparable in size to a bus. It also alleges the Southaven facility …
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