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Communities near xAI's data centers in Memphis are protesting pollution from unpermitted natural gas turbines, while SpaceX prepares for a massive IPO that will fund more AI infrastructure. Local officials warn of health risks, especially in a historically Black neighborhood with high asthma rates.
The article criticizes Anthropic for making a deal with a heavily polluting fossil-fuel-powered data center, arguing that the company's ethical reputation is undeserved and that its actions contradict the narratives pushed by campaigns like QuitGPT.
Elon Musk's xAI faces a lawsuit from the NAACP over unregulated gas turbines at its Memphis data center, while SpaceX's IPO filing reveals plans to buy $2.8 billion more turbines for AI infrastructure.
A Texas drainage district discovered Tesla's lithium refinery was discharging 231,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily into a ditch without the district's knowledge, prompting complaints and an investigation that found no permit violations but did not test for heavy metals or lithium.