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A critical article about xAI's Memphis Colossus data center running unpermitted gas turbines, causing pollution and lawsuits, with plans to remove them only by 2027.
The Trump administration's DOJ is asking a court to dismiss an NAACP citizen suit against xAI over unpermitted gas turbines powering its Colossus 2 data center, arguing that citizen lawsuits threaten AI innovation and national security. This marks a significant legal effort to expand executive power over environmental enforcement.
The Trump administration is considering a rule change that would give states more control over public participation in permitting for minor sources of air pollution, potentially easing construction of data center gas plants and other polluting facilities with less public notice.
The Trump administration is intervening in a Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, arguing that shutting down unpermitted gas turbines powering a data center would threaten AI innovation and national security because Grok is used by the military for targeting operations.