Justice Department moves to dismiss lawsuit against Musk's xAI over unpermitted gas turbines at Mississippi data center
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Matthew Daly, Bernard Condon
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The Trump administration's Justice Department is seeking to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, which alleges the company illegally operates dozens of natural gas turbines without a permit to power a $20 billion AI data center in Mississippi. The NAACP and other groups claim the unpermitted power plant creates health risks for nearby communities and violates the Clean Air Act. The DOJ argues the facility is critical to the economy and U.S. military interests.
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The Justice Department, in a motion late Monday, sought to intervene in the case and dismiss the lawsuit.
It argues that the plant is needed to power an AI data center that is 'critical to the economy' and the U.S. military.
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