Environmental groups sue xAI over unpermitted gas turbines powering Mississippi data center
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Written by Eric Hilt
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xAI has installed dozens of unpermitted gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center near the Tennessee-Mississippi state line, releasing smog-forming pollution, soot, and hazardous chemicals like formaldehyde without obtaining permits, public input, or notifying nearby communities. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Earthjustice have filed a lawsuit challenging xAI, representing the national NAACP and its Mississippi State Conference.
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The tech company set up the de facto power plant with no permits, no public input, and no notice to nearby communities that will have to deal with the consequences.
SELC and Earthjustice are challenging xAI in a new lawsuit representing the national NAACP and its Mississippi State Conference.
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