Justice Department Intervenes to Block Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk's xAI Data Center, Citing National Security
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Karen Zraick, Hiroko Tabuchi
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The Justice Department has intervened in an environmental lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, arguing that national security concerns—citing the company's role in the Iran war—give it authority to halt citizen-led pollution lawsuits. The NAACP had sued xAI over air pollution from gas-burning generators at its data center power plant in Southaven, Mississippi. The DOJ's move is described as unusually aggressive, asserting the right to stop environmental litigation on national security grounds.
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· 3 pulledIn an unusually aggressive move, the Justice Department told a federal court in Mississippi that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has the right to run dozens of polluting gas-burning generators.
The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk's company had played a crucial role in the Iran war.
It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.
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