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'How come I can't breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The biggest environmental scandal in AI right now should be the xAI data center in Memphis, which has been running for nearly a year on 35 methane gas turbines under …
The turbines are only temporary and don’t require federal permits for their emissions of NOx and other hazardous air pollutants like formaldehyde, xAI’s environmental consultant, Shannon Lynn, said during a webinar hosted by the Memphis Chamber of Commerce. In the webinar, Lynn said xAI did not need air permits for 35 turbines already onsite because “there’s rules that say temporary sources can be in place for up to 364 days a year. The Guardian have more on this story, including thermal images showing 33 of those turbines emitting heat despite the mayor of Memphis claiming that only 15 were in active use.
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